Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
तृतीयकालपूजायामस्ति कालविकल्पना । सायाह्ने निशि वेत्यत्र वदंत्येके विपश्चितः ॥ ९० ॥
tṛtīyakālapūjāyāmasti kālavikalpanā | sāyāhne niśi vetyatra vadaṃtyeke vipaścitaḥ || 90 ||
تیسرے وقت کی پوجا میں وقت کے بارے میں اختلاف ہے؛ بعض اہلِ علم کہتے ہیں سائےہن (شام) میں ہو، اور بعض کہتے ہیں رات میں۔
Narada (instructional narration within Vedanga/ritual-time discussion)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights that even in ritual practice, timing (kāla) can admit legitimate scriptural or traditional alternatives, and the devotee should follow an accepted lineage-based determination rather than arbitrary preference.
By acknowledging accepted options for the third-time worship, it emphasizes steadiness in daily devotion—regular worship matters, and one should perform it according to a valid tradition, whether in late afternoon or at night.
Vedanga-Kalpa (ritual procedure) and kāla-nirṇaya (determination of proper ritual time), showing that ritual timings may be interpreted as sāyāhna (late afternoon) or niśā (night) by different authorities.