Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
गुरुजन्मादिपर्वाणि दर्शान्तानि च सप्त वै । एतानि प्राहमनोवृत्त्या चिंतयेत्साधकोत्तमः ॥ ३ ॥
gurujanmādiparvāṇi darśāntāni ca sapta vai | etāni prāhamanovṛttyā ciṃtayetsādhakottamaḥ || 3 ||
ตั้งแต่วันประสูติของคุรุเป็นต้นไปจนถึงพิธีทัรศะ—มีวัตรศักดิ์สิทธิ์เจ็ดประการ. ผู้ปฏิบัติอันประเสริฐพึงใคร่ครวญไว้ภายใน ด้วยจิตที่สำรวมมั่นคง.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that ritual observances are not merely external acts; the highest sādhaka internalizes them through focused contemplation, making the mind itself a vehicle of Dharma.
By emphasizing disciplined mental orientation, it supports bhakti as continuous inner remembrance and reverent attention—so that sacred times and rites become occasions for sustained devotional awareness.
It points to Vedāṅga-style calendrical/ritual structuring around parva days (like Darśa, the new-moon rite) and underscores manasika-karma—performing or perfecting rite-awareness through the mind when cultivating precision and purity.