Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
सेवन्तीकुसुमैर्हुत्वा महतीं श्रियमाप्नुयात् । औदुम्बरसमिद्भिस्तु भवेद्धान्यसमृद्धिमान् ॥ ८० ॥
sevantīkusumairhutvā mahatīṃ śriyamāpnuyāt | audumbarasamidbhistu bhaveddhānyasamṛddhimān || 80 ||
Wer mit den Blüten der sevantī Opfergaben ins heilige Feuer darbringt, erlangt große Wohlfahrt; und wer das Homa mit Audumbara-Holzstäbchen vollzieht, wird mit reichem Getreideüberfluss gesegnet.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches the Narada Purana’s dravya–phala principle: specific ritual substances used in homa are said to yield correspondingly specific results—here, prosperity (śrī) and agricultural abundance (dhānya).
While primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti in practice by prescribing offerings that cultivate auspiciousness and well-being, enabling a stable, dharmic life in which devotion and worship can be sustained.
It reflects kalpa/ritual science: selecting proper offerings (flowers, samidh) for homa and understanding their stated phala (results), a key practical layer of Vedic ritual procedure.