Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
यन्मे केशेषु दौर्भाग्यं सीमन्ते यच्च मूर्द्धनि । ललाटे कर्णयोरक्ष्णोरापस्तद्धन्तु वो नमः ॥ ३८ ॥
yanme keśeṣu daurbhāgyaṃ sīmante yacca mūrddhani | lalāṭe karṇayorakṣṇorāpastaddhantu vo namaḥ || 38 ||
Bất cứ điều rủi nào trên tóc con, nơi đường ngôi tóc và trên đỉnh đầu—trên trán, nơi tai và nơi mắt—nguyện Thánh Thủy diệt trừ tất cả. Kính đảnh lễ các Ngài, hỡi những Dòng Nước.
Narada (teaching a ritual/prayoga as received in the tradition of Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It invokes Āpaḥ (sacred waters) as a purifying divine principle to remove personal inauspiciousness affecting the body’s key sense-centers, aligning outer cleanliness with inner auspiciousness.
Bhakti is expressed as reverent surrender—“namaḥ”—to a sacred manifestation of the Divine (the Waters), trusting grace to cleanse doṣa and restore auspiciousness for worship and japa.
It reflects ritual application (prayoga) consistent with śauca/ācāra: using mantra with water for purification—an applied, technical discipline closely tied to Vedic ritual procedure and correct recitation.