Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
ततो ध्यात्वा विवस्वंतं जलान्निर्गत्य नारद । परिधायाहतं धौतं द्वितीयं परिवीय च ॥ ३७ ॥
tato dhyātvā vivasvaṃtaṃ jalānnirgatya nārada | paridhāyāhataṃ dhautaṃ dvitīyaṃ parivīya ca || 37 ||
随后，噢那罗陀，观想毗婆斯梵（太阳神）之后，他从水中出来，穿上洁净洗涤过的衣服，并又披裹第二块布。
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual purity and inner recollection together: after bathing, one steadies the mind by meditating on the Sun (Vivasvān) and then adopts clean attire, aligning external cleanliness with inward focus.
Though framed as a daily observance, the act of dhyāna on Vivasvān trains steady remembrance (smaraṇa). Such disciplined remembrance supports bhakti by making worship a lived, repeated practice rather than a sporadic act.
It reflects kalpa (ritual procedure) within Vedāṅga: the ordered sequence of snāna, mental contemplation, and donning clean garments as part of daily rites like Sandhyā-vandana.