Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
दीपे देवं समावाह्य गंधपुष्पादिभिर्यजेत् । स्नातां कुमारीमथवा कुमारं पूजयेत्सुधीः ॥ ८८ ॥
dīpe devaṃ samāvāhya gaṃdhapuṣpādibhiryajet | snātāṃ kumārīmathavā kumāraṃ pūjayetsudhīḥ || 88 ||
Nachdem man die Gottheit in die Lampe herbeigerufen hat, soll man mit Sandelpaste, Blumen und dergleichen verehren. Danach soll der Weise ein gebadetes Mädchen — oder einen Knaben — ehrerbietig auszeichnen und verehren.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that the Divine can be ritually approached through a consecrated lamp (dīpa), and that worship is completed by honoring purity and auspiciousness—symbolized by a bathed maiden or young boy—after the offerings.
Bhakti is expressed through tangible, reverent acts: invoking the deity, offering fragrant substances and flowers, and extending that reverence into respectful honoring of living embodiments of purity and innocence.
It reflects ritual discipline (kalpa-style procedure): proper invocation (āvāhana/samāvāhana), prescribed upacāras like gandha and puṣpa, and post-worship honoring (pūjā) aligned with purity rules (snāta).