Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
शिवं शिवां रविं विष्णुं रवौ मध्यगते पुनः । गणेषं विष्णुमंबां च शिवं चेति यथाक्रमम् ॥ ४६ ॥
śivaṃ śivāṃ raviṃ viṣṇuṃ ravau madhyagate punaḥ | gaṇeṣaṃ viṣṇumaṃbāṃ ca śivaṃ ceti yathākramam || 46 ||
شیو، شیوا، سورج اور وِشنو کا آہوان کرے؛ اور پھر جب سورج درمیان میں ہو تو ترتیب سے گنیش، وِشنو، امبا اور شیو کو قائم کرے۔
Narada (as transmitter of the procedural sequence within the Vedanga/ritual instruction context, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined worship through yathākramam—correct sequencing of devatā-invocation—showing that inner focus and outer ritual order together make the practice effective.
Bhakti here is expressed as attentive remembrance and honoring of multiple divine forms—especially Viṣṇu—through a structured practice rather than random or careless invocation.
It reflects procedural ritual science tied to technical placement (madhyagate) and devatā-ordering, a kind of applied kalpa-style instruction often coordinated with time/center concepts used in jyotiṣa-informed worship.