Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
भित्तौ संपाद्य देवेशं फलके वा प्रपूजयेत् । नित्यं सुगंधकुसुमैर्महतीं श्रियमाप्नुयात् ॥ १९ ॥
bhittau saṃpādya deveśaṃ phalake vā prapūjayet | nityaṃ sugaṃdhakusumairmahatīṃ śriyamāpnuyāt || 19 ||
Hat man den Herrn der Götter auf einer Wand oder auf einer Holztafel dargestellt, so soll man Ihn gebührend verehren. Wer Ihm täglich duftende Blumen darbringt, erlangt große Śrī, erhabenen Wohlstand.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Upadesha dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that devotion can be practiced even with a simple, prepared representation (on a wall or board); steady daily worship with purity and fragrance cultivates divine favor and invites Śrī—well-being and auspicious prosperity.
Bhakti is presented as consistent, accessible, and offering-centered: regular worship (nitya-pūjā) with sincere upacāras like fragrant flowers is itself a complete devotional discipline that yields both auspiciousness and spiritual merit.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual practicality: specifying an acceptable worship-support (wall/panel) and a daily offering standard (fragrant flowers), emphasizing correct procedure and regularity—core to applied ritual science.