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 ||
তার (অন্তরঙ্গ ক্রিয়া) বাইরে লোকপালদের, এবং তারও বাইরে দিব্যাস্ত্র-মন্ত্রসমূহকে আহ্বান করে, ঘৃতসিক্ত দূর্বা দ্বারা আয়ুর জন্য হোম কর।
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.