Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
यैर्मासैः कर्मभिर्यैर्वा जप्यैर्होमादिभिस्तथा । प्रीयेत परमात्मा वै तद्ब्रूत मम मानदाः ॥ १० ॥
yairmāsaiḥ karmabhiryairvā japyairhomādibhistathā | prīyeta paramātmā vai tadbrūta mama mānadāḥ || 10 ||
“在何等月份，以何等行持，以何等持诵——并配合护摩等诸仪——方能令至上我（Paramātmā）真正欢喜？请告知我，噢诸位可敬者，你们常以敬意待人。”
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse frames a core Vedāṅga-style inquiry: correct timing (māsa) and correct practice (karma, japa, homa) are asked as means to please the Paramātmā, emphasizing disciplined devotion expressed through properly performed rites.
Bhakti here is not abstract emotion alone; Nārada asks which concrete devotional disciplines—mantra-japa and sacrificial offerings (homa) performed in appropriate sacred times—most effectively delight the Supreme.
It highlights applied ritual science: selecting observances by māsa (calendar timing linked to Jyotiṣa) and executing karmas like japa and homa in a regulated manner (connected to Kalpa/ritual procedure).