Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
व्यवहारेषु सर्वत्र जयमाप्नोति निश्चितम् । चतुरंगुलजैः पुप्पैर्होमात्संस्तंभयेदरीन् ॥ १६९ ॥
vyavahāreṣu sarvatra jayamāpnoti niścitam | caturaṃgulajaiḥ puppairhomātsaṃstaṃbhayedarīn || 169 ||
Trong mọi việc thế gian, người ấy nhất định đạt được thắng lợi. Nhờ cử hành hỏa cúng (homa) với hoa dài bốn đốt ngón tay, có thể khiến kẻ thù bị trấn nhiếp, bất động.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents a technical, ritual means (homa) for securing success and protection in worldly life, reflecting the Purana’s Vedanga-oriented instruction on applied sacred rites.
While not directly teaching bhakti, it assumes ritual action performed with sacred intention; in the Narada Purana framework, such rites are ideally aligned with dharma and reverence for the divine order.
It highlights ritual procedure and measurement (aṅgula as a unit), indicating precise application of Vedic technical knowledge used in homa-based rites.