Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 187
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
प्रयोगान्साधयेद्धीमान् मंगलायाः प्रसादतः । संपूज्य देवतां विप्रकुमारीं कन्यकां तु वा ॥ १८७ ॥
prayogānsādhayeddhīmān maṃgalāyāḥ prasādataḥ | saṃpūjya devatāṃ viprakumārīṃ kanyakāṃ tu vā || 187 ||
ผู้มีปัญญาพึงทำให้พิธีปฏิบัติ (ประโยคะ) สำเร็จด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งมังคลาเทวี. ครั้นบูชาเทพเจ้าให้สมบูรณ์แล้ว พึงถวายความเคารพแก่พราหมณีกุมารีหรือกุลธิดาผู้ยังมิได้สมรสตามแบบพิธี。
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that ritual success is not merely technical; it is perfected through the deity’s grace (prasāda) and through dharmic acts like proper worship and respectful honoring of a pure, auspicious representative such as a maiden.
Bhakti is implied through the primacy of devatā-pūjā and reliance on prasāda: the rite bears fruit when performed with reverence, surrender, and devotional honoring of what is considered auspicious.
It reflects prayoga-oriented ritual procedure—how to ‘apply’ a rite effectively—emphasizing correct sequencing (first devatā-pūjā, then honoring an auspicious kanya), a hallmark of technical ritual instruction associated with Vedanga-style practice.