Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
नरास्थिजा मारणे तु स्तंभने राजवृक्षजा । शांतिपुष्टष्ट्यायुषां सिद्धयै सर्वापच्छमनाय च ॥ ४१ ॥
narāsthijā māraṇe tu staṃbhane rājavṛkṣajā | śāṃtipuṣṭaṣṭyāyuṣāṃ siddhayai sarvāpacchamanāya ca || 41 ||
Chế phẩm từ xương người được dùng trong nghi thức māraṇa (hủy diệt); chế phẩm từ cây rājavṛkṣa dùng trong nghi thức stambhana (làm bất động). (Những pháp ấy) cũng nhằm thành tựu an hòa và thịnh vượng, tăng trưởng thọ mạng, và dập tắt mọi tai ương.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical/ritual applications)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It classifies specific substances by their ritual function—destructive (māraṇa), restraining (stambhana), and pacificatory (śānti)—showing the Purana’s technical mapping of material means to intended karmic outcomes, with emphasis on apad-śamana (calamity-pacification).
Direct bhakti instruction is not explicit here; instead, it reflects the supportive, practical layer of dharma where pacificatory rites (śānti) and welfare aims (puṣṭi, āyus) are pursued as auxiliaries that can stabilize life for sustained sādhana and devotion.
It highlights applied ritual-technical knowledge (prayoga) concerning substances used for specific ritual effects—typical of the Narada Purana’s Third Pada focus on technical sciences allied to Vedic practice (mantra- and aushadha-based procedures).