Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
मिथुनादींस्ततः पश्चात्पूर्ववत्संप्रतर्पयेत् । देवेन सहितां शक्तिं शक्त्या च सहितं तु तम् ॥ ४३ ॥
mithunādīṃstataḥ paścātpūrvavatsaṃpratarpayet | devena sahitāṃ śaktiṃ śaktyā ca sahitaṃ tu tam || 43 ||
Thereafter, one should duly perform the santarpya for the divine pairs and the rest, in the same manner as before—worshipping the Śakti together with the Deva, and likewise that Deva together with his Śakti.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches wholeness in worship: divinity is approached as a complete unity of Deva and Śakti, so offerings are made without separating power from the possessor of power.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upāsanā—remembering and honoring the deity in a relational, complete form (with Śakti), and repeating the prescribed method steadily (pūrvavat).
Ritual sequencing and procedural correctness (kalpa-style instruction): the verse emphasizes repeating the earlier stated method and maintaining proper association of invoked forms during tarpaṇa/offerings.