Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
स्थापयेद्राजतं पात्रं पुरतस्तत्र मंत्रवित् । सुरभीपयसापूर्य्य तं स्पृशन्प्रजपेन्मनुम् ॥ ६७ ॥
sthāpayedrājataṃ pātraṃ puratastatra maṃtravit | surabhīpayasāpūryya taṃ spṛśanprajapenmanum || 67 ||
ณที่นั้น ผู้รู้มนตร์พึงตั้งภาชนะเงินไว้เบื้องหน้า เติมน้ำนมจากโคศักดิ์สิทธิ์ (สุรภี) ให้เต็ม แล้วแตะต้องภาชนะนั้นพร้อมสวดภาวนามนตร์ตามกำหนด।
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual register within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches dravya-samskara (sanctifying a ritual substance): a pure vessel and sanctified milk become supports for mantra-japa, aligning outer purity with inner recollection.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, attentive worship—touching the consecrated offering while reciting the mantra—so the devotee’s body, speech, and mind act together in remembrance.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual method: correct placement of vessels, use of prescribed dravya (cow’s milk), and disciplined japa by a mantravit (trained reciter).