Shloka 45
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
स्नानकाले विशेषेण चोपस्थाय जले शुचिः । स्मरेन्नारायणं ध्यायेद्धस्ते काये च विन्यसेत् ॥ ४५ ॥
snānakāle viśeṣeṇa copasthāya jale śuciḥ | smarennārāyaṇaṃ dhyāyeddhaste kāye ca vinyaset || 45 ||
在沐浴之时，尤当以清净心立于水中；应忆念那罗延（Nārāyaṇa），观想禅定于祂，并行安置法（nyāsa），将真言安置于双手与全身。
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It makes bathing a conscious sādhana: physical purification is joined with remembrance (smaraṇa), meditation (dhyāna), and mantra-placement (nyāsa) centered on Nārāyaṇa.
Bhakti is shown as continuous smaraṇa—remembering Nārāyaṇa even during routine acts like bathing—so daily karma becomes devotion through focused mind and reverent practice.
Ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra) is emphasized through snāna-vidhi and nyāsa—methodical placement of mantra on hands and body as a practical discipline of worship.