Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
एषोक्ता मूलगायत्री सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायिनी । एवं न्यासविधिं कृत्वा ध्यायेदेवं हृदंबुजे ॥ १६ ॥
eṣoktā mūlagāyatrī sarvasiddhipradāyinī | evaṃ nyāsavidhiṃ kṛtvā dhyāyedevaṃ hṛdaṃbuje || 16 ||
This is the proclaimed root Gāyatrī, bestowing every attainment (siddhi). Having thus performed the rite of nyāsa, one should meditate in this manner upon the lotus of the heart.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the “root Gāyatrī” as a complete spiritual instrument and stresses that mantra-power becomes fruitful when internalized—after nyāsa, meditation is to be centered in the heart-lotus.
By directing meditation to the heart-lotus after sanctifying the body through nyāsa, it emphasizes inward absorption and reverent contemplation—key bhāvas that support steady devotional remembrance.
It highlights a technical ritual discipline used in mantra-śāstra—nyāsa (mantra placement) followed by dhyāna (focused meditation), a structured sādhanā method taught within the Purāṇic-vedic technical tradition.