Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
ध्यात्वैवं पूजयेदष्टलक्षं मंत्री दशांशतः । रक्तांबुजैः समिद्भिश्च विल्वक्षीरिद्रुमोद्भवैः ॥ १०५ ॥
dhyātvaivaṃ pūjayedaṣṭalakṣaṃ maṃtrī daśāṃśataḥ | raktāṃbujaiḥ samidbhiśca vilvakṣīridrumodbhavaiḥ || 105 ||
Thiền quán như vậy xong, hành giả trì chú nên cúng bái đủ tám lakṣa, rồi dâng hỏa cúng một phần mười—dùng hoa sen đỏ và các que củi lấy từ cây bilva cùng những cây tiết nhựa sữa.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical ritual-vidhi sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that mantra-sādhana is completed through a disciplined sequence—meditation, sustained worship/japa up to a fixed count, and a concluding fractional offering—showing that inner contemplation and outer ritual must support each other.
Bhakti here is expressed as focused remembrance (dhyāna) followed by reverent worship and offerings; devotion is not merely emotion but sustained, rule-guided service to the deity through mantra and pūjā.
It highlights ritual science (kalpa-style procedure): prescribed counts (aṣṭa-lakṣa), proportional completion offerings (daśāṁśa), and specific dravya selection for homa/pūjā (red lotus and samidha from bilva and kṣīri trees).