Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
तद्बहिर्लोकपालांश्च तदस्त्राणि च तद्बहिः । दूर्वाभिराज्यसिक्ताभिर्जुहुयादायुषे नरः ॥ ६१ ॥
tadbahirlokapālāṃśca tadastrāṇi ca tadbahiḥ | dūrvābhirājyasiktābhirjuhuyādāyuṣe naraḥ || 61 ||
خارج ذلك الطقس الباطني، ثم خارجَه مرةً أخرى، ينبغي للرجل أن يقدّم قرابين النار لأجل طول العمر، مستدعياً اللوكابالات (حُرّاس العوالم) وتعويذات الأسلحة الإلهية، مستخدماً عشب الدُورفا المبلّل بالسمن.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes an āyuṣya-homa (longevity rite) that ritually harmonizes the practitioner with the guardians of cosmic order (Lokapālas) and protective mantra-forces (astras), seeking stability of prāṇa and life-span.
Though technical and ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through disciplined offering (homa) performed with reverence toward divine protectors; such regulated worship is presented as a supportive limb to a God-centered life.
It highlights kalpa/prayoga (ritual procedure): the spatial sequencing (“outside/externally”), specific materials (dūrvā and ghee), and targeted invocations (Lokapālas and astra-mantras) used in a prescribed homa for āyus.