Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
श्रद्धा मेधा श्रुतिश्चैवस्वनामाद्यक्षरादिकाः । पत्राग्रेष्वर्चयेदष्टावायुधानि यथाक्रमात् ॥ ८४ ॥
śraddhā medhā śrutiścaivasvanāmādyakṣarādikāḥ | patrāgreṣvarcayedaṣṭāvāyudhāni yathākramāt || 84 ||
With sacred faith, keen understanding, and knowledge of the Śruti—and beginning from the first syllable of one’s own name—one should worship, in proper sequence, the eight divine weapons upon the tips of the leaves.
Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual register within the Purva Bhaga dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that correct worship is not only external ritual but is grounded in inner qualifications—faith (śraddhā), clarity of intellect (medhā), and scriptural orientation (śruti)—and that the worship should be performed with orderly precision (yathākramāt).
Bhakti here is expressed as attentive, reverent upāsanā: the devotee approaches the divine with śraddhā and performs a structured offering to the Lord’s sacred implements, treating even small ritual spaces (leaf-tips) as fit for consecrated worship.
The verse highlights procedural discipline and mantra-letter awareness: beginning from the first syllable (ādya-akṣara) and following a fixed sequence (krama), reflecting the Vedāṅga spirit of precise recitation, arrangement, and ritual method.