Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
गणेशं मातृकाः खेटाँल्लोकपांश्च यजेत्पृथक् । ततो होमं हविष्येण कृत्वा पूर्णाहुतिं चरेत् ॥ ३० ॥
gaṇeśaṃ mātṛkāḥ kheṭāṃllokapāṃśca yajetpṛthak | tato homaṃ haviṣyeṇa kṛtvā pūrṇāhutiṃ caret || 30 ||
One should worship Gaṇeśa, the Mātṛkās (Divine Mothers), the planetary deities, and the Lokapālas (guardians of the worlds) each separately. Thereafter, performing homa with haviṣya oblations, one should conclude with the pūrṇāhuti, the full and final offering.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It outlines a complete, orderly ritual sequence: invoking remover-of-obstacles (Gaṇeśa), harmonizing divine energies (Mātṛkās), pacifying cosmic influences (Grahas), and securing protection (Lokapālas), then sealing the rite through homa and the concluding pūrṇāhuti.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, methodical worship—offering devotion to the relevant deities and then dedicating the act into sacred fire, culminating in pūrṇāhuti as a final act of surrender and completion.
Ritual praxis connected to Kalpa (procedural rules of worship and homa) and the applied tradition of Graha-śānti (pacifying planetary influences) is emphasized through separate offerings and the mandated concluding pūrṇāhuti.