Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
मूर्तिमूलेन संकल्प्य पूजयेद्विधिवद्विधुम् । केसरेष्वंगपूजा स्यात्पत्रेष्वेताश्च शक्तयः ॥ ५७ ॥
mūrtimūlena saṃkalpya pūjayedvidhivadvidhum | kesareṣvaṃgapūjā syātpatreṣvetāśca śaktayaḥ || 57 ||
مورت کے مول منتر سے سنکلپ کرکے، مقررہ ودھی کے مطابق وِدھو (چاند) کی پوجا کرے۔ کنول کے ریشوں پر اَنگ پوجا ہو، اور پنکھڑیوں پر یہی شکتیان قائم کی جائیں۔
Narada (teaching ritual procedure in the technical/vidhi section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes effective when intention (saṅkalpa) is joined to the deity’s mūla-mantra, and when the deity is honored as a complete presence—limbs (aṅgas) and powers (śaktis) included—through a structured lotus-based ritual.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: the devotee approaches the deity with mantra, order, and inner resolve, treating the divine not as an idea but as a living presence honored through aṅga-pūjā and śakti-nyāsa.
It highlights ritual science (kalpa/vidhi): saṅkalpa, mūla-mantra usage, and the technical placement of aṅga-pūjā on lotus filaments and śakti-invocation on petals—an applied procedure typical of Narada Purana’s technical sections.