Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
पूजां चैव न जानामि त्वं गतिः परमेश्वर । संप्रार्थ्यैवं ततो मंत्री मूलांते श्लोकमुञ्चरेत् ॥ ११७ ॥
pūjāṃ caiva na jānāmi tvaṃ gatiḥ parameśvara | saṃprārthyaivaṃ tato maṃtrī mūlāṃte ślokamuñcaret || 117 ||
مجھے پوجا کا طریقہ بھی معلوم نہیں؛ اے پرمیشور، تو ہی میرا اعلیٰ سہارا اور پناہ ہے۔ یوں دعا کرکے منتر کا سادھک پھر مول منتر کے آخر میں یہ شلوک پڑھے۔
Narada (in an instructional passage on mantra-vidhi, addressing the procedure to be followed by the practitioner)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that sincere surrender—acknowledging one’s lack of ritual expertise and taking the Supreme Lord as the only refuge—makes mantra-practice spiritually effective.
Bhakti is shown as humility and dependence on God’s grace: even without perfect pūjā-knowledge, the devotee approaches the Lord as gati (final refuge) and completes the mantra with prayerful recitation.
It highlights ritual-technical procedure in mantra-vidhi—specifically the practice of appending/reciting a śloka at the mūlānta (conclusion of the root-mantra), reflecting applied discipline akin to kalpa-style ritual method.