Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
अंतश्चरसि मंत्रेण सकृदेव पिबेदपः । ततः सूर्याय विधिवद्गन्धं पुष्पं जलांजलिम् ॥ ५१ ॥
aṃtaścarasi maṃtreṇa sakṛdeva pibedapaḥ | tataḥ sūryāya vidhivadgandhaṃ puṣpaṃ jalāṃjalim || 51 ||
Tụng thần chú “Antaścarasi”, hành giả chỉ nên nhấp nước một lần. Rồi theo đúng nghi thức, dâng lên Sūrya hương thơm (gandha), hoa, và một vốc nước (arghya).
Narada (teaching ritual procedure, in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It links inner purification (ācāmana with mantra) to outward worship (offerings to Sūrya), showing that purity of body-speech-mind should precede and empower ritual devotion.
By prescribing simple, reverent offerings—water, flowers, and fragrance—to Sūrya, it models disciplined daily upāsanā where devotion is expressed through consistent, rule-based worship.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized: mantra-guided ācāmana followed by vidhivat offerings (gandha, puṣpa, and arghya/jalāñjali) to the deity.