Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
पुनर्व्याहृतिभिघिर्हुत्वा गंधाद्यैः पुनरर्चयेत् । देवं संयोजयेन्मूर्तौ ततो वह्निं विसर्जयेत् ॥ ९२ ॥
punarvyāhṛtibhighirhutvā gaṃdhādyaiḥ punararcayet | devaṃ saṃyojayenmūrtau tato vahniṃ visarjayet || 92 ||
Muling maghandog ng mga alay sa homa na sinasabayan ng mga banal na bigkas (vyāhṛti), at muling sumamba gamit ang pabango at iba pang handog; saka ipanahan (i-install) ang Diyos sa mūrti (larawang-sambahan), at pagkatapos ay pormal na paalisin ang sagradong apoy (Agni).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches ritual completeness: oblations with sacred utterances purify the act, renewed worship refines devotion, deity-installation (saṃyojana) seals the presence in the icon, and agni-visarjana closes the rite without leaving it ritually “open.”
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined arcana—offering, worship, and respectful completion—showing that devotion is not only emotion but also careful service (seva) performed in a sanctified order.
It highlights applied ritual science (kalpa): using vyāhṛtis in homa, the sequence of upacāras like gandha, the concept of deity-installation into the mūrti, and the formal procedure of concluding the fire rite (agni-visarjana).