Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
ततो गुरुं समभ्यंर्त्य भोजयेद्विधिवत्सुधीः । निवेदितेन जुहुयात्सहरस्रं विधिवद्वसौ ॥ ७९ ॥
tato guruṃ samabhyaṃrtya bhojayedvidhivatsudhīḥ | niveditena juhuyātsaharasraṃ vidhivadvasau || 79 ||
Dann soll der Weise den Guru ehrerbietig aufsuchen und ihn nach der Vorschrift speisen; und mit der ordnungsgemäß dargebrachten Gabe soll er tausend Opfergaben in das Feuer darbringen, wie es geboten ist.
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context, traditionally in dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner merit to outer discipline: honoring the guru through proper hospitality and sealing the rite through a regulated homa, showing that knowledge (sudhī) must be expressed as correct conduct (vidhi).
Bhakti here takes the form of reverent service—approaching the guru with humility, feeding him, and offering oblations with care—devotion expressed through respectful action rather than mere sentiment.
It emphasizes ritual procedure (kalpa-style vidhi): the sequence of guru-seva, proper nivedya (presentation of offerings), and a quantified homa (sahasra oblations) performed strictly according to prescription.