Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā
बीजाढ्यमासनं दत्त्वा मूर्तिं तेनैव कल्पयेत् । तस्यां संपूजयेद्देवीमावाह्यावरणैः क्रमात् ॥ २३ ॥
bījāḍhyamāsanaṃ dattvā mūrtiṃ tenaiva kalpayet | tasyāṃ saṃpūjayeddevīmāvāhyāvaraṇaiḥ kramāt || 23 ||
Nachdem man ein āsana (Sitz) dargebracht hat, das mit bīja-Mantras angereichert ist, soll man dementsprechend die mūrti der Gottheit gestalten. Dann, nachdem man die Göttin in dieses Bild herabgerufen hat, verehre man Sie vollständig, Schritt für Schritt, zusammen mit den aufeinanderfolgenden āvaraṇas, den schützenden Umfriedungen.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual teaching section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes spiritually effective when the deity is properly invoked (āvāhana) into a prepared form and honored through an ordered, complete rite rather than a casual offering.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence—preparing a sanctified seat, invoking the Goddess with mantra, and worshipping Her in a structured sequence, showing devotion through careful ritual attention.
It reflects Kalpa-style procedural ritual knowledge: preparing the āsana, performing āvāhana, and conducting sequential āvaraṇa worship—i.e., the technical ordering of a pūjā.