Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
तज्जलं र्किचिदुदूधृत्य प्रोक्षिण्या साधकोत्तमः । आत्मानं यागवस्तूनि तेन संप्रोक्षयेत्पुथक् ॥ ६ ॥
tajjalaṃ rkicidudūdhṛtya prokṣiṇyā sādhakottamaḥ | ātmānaṃ yāgavastūni tena saṃprokṣayetputhak || 6 ||
اس پانی میں سے تھوڑا سا پروکشنی سے لے کر، بہترین سادھک اسے الگ الگ اپنے اوپر اور یَگ کی چیزوں پر چھڑک کر پاک کرے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches śauca (ritual purity) as a prerequisite for worship: both the practitioner and the sacrificial articles are sanctified by consecrated water through prokṣaṇa.
It frames devotion as disciplined worship—bhakti expressed through careful preparation, where the devotee purifies body and offerings so the act of worship becomes fit and focused.
Kalpa-vidhi (ritual procedure) is highlighted—specifically the use of the prokṣiṇī and the step-by-step sprinkling (saṁprokṣaṇa) of the performer and the yāga materials.