Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Dhvajāropaṇa and Dhvajāgopaṇa: Procedure, Stotra, and Phala (Merit) of Raising Viṣṇu’s Flag
ततश्च वैनतेयाय स्वाहेत्यष्टाहुतीस्तथा । सोमो धेनुमुदुत्यं च जुहुयाच्च ततो द्विज ॥ १५ ॥
tataśca vainateyāya svāhetyaṣṭāhutīstathā | somo dhenumudutyaṃ ca juhuyācca tato dvija || 15 ||
پھر ‘سْواہا’ کہہ کر وینَتیَیَ (گرُڑ) کے لیے آٹھ آہوتیاں دے؛ اور اس کے بعد، اے دْوِج، ‘سومو دھینُḥ’ اور ‘اُدُتْیَم’ کے منتروں سے بھی ہون کرے۔
Narada (instructing the sages/brāhmaṇa interlocutor in ritual procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined yajña-practice: the devotee aligns intention, mantra, and exact oblation-count (eight offerings) to invoke specific divine powers—here Garuḍa (Vainateya) and Vedic deities praised through Soma and solar hymns.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, rule-guided worship: offerings made with “svāhā” and Vedic mantras become a devotional act that honors divine attendants and cosmic principles supporting dharma.
It highlights ritual precision (Kalpa/Vedāṅga): correct sequencing of homa, fixed number of āhutis, and use of specific ṛk-mantras (“Somo dhenuḥ,” “Udutyaṃ”) with svāhā in fire-offering.