Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
महेश्वरस्य चंडेशो विष्वक्सेनस्तथा हरेः । चंडांशुस्तरणेर्वक्ततुंडश्चापि गणेशितुः । शक्तेरुच्छिष्टचांडाली प्रोक्ता उच्छिष्टभोजिनः ॥ १०० ॥
maheśvarasya caṃḍeśo viṣvaksenastathā hareḥ | caṃḍāṃśustaraṇervaktatuṃḍaścāpi gaṇeśituḥ | śakterucchiṣṭacāṃḍālī proktā ucchiṣṭabhojinaḥ || 100 ||
Caṇḍeśa est l’assistant de Maheśvara; et Viṣvaksena, de même, celui de Hari. Caṇḍāṃśu appartient au Soleil (Taraṇi), et Vaktatuṇḍa aussi à Gaṇeśa. Pour Śakti, l’assistante nommée Ucchiṣṭacāṇḍālī est déclarée : ceux-là sont appelés les « ucchiṣṭa-bhojin », ceux qui consomment les restes consacrés.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It maps key deities to their principal attendants, showing an ordered sacred administration of the cosmos—useful for ritual orientation and for understanding how devotion and worship are structured around specific devatās and their retinues.
By identifying Viṣṇu’s attendant Viṣvaksena alongside other divine attendants, it implicitly teaches that bhakti is practiced with proper reverence to the Lord’s divine order—approaching Hari with awareness of His protective and organizing forces.
This is a technical, list-based classification (useful in ritual manuals): knowing devatā-associated names and epithets supports correct invocation (mantra/nyāsa-style usage) and correct identification in pūjā and related rites.