Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
अष्टभिर्जुहुयात्पीठे तीव्रादिसहितेऽर्चयेत् । मूर्तिं मूर्तेन संकल्प्य तस्यामावाह्य पूजयेत् ॥ ६९ ॥
aṣṭabhirjuhuyātpīṭhe tīvrādisahite'rcayet | mūrtiṃ mūrtena saṃkalpya tasyāmāvāhya pūjayet || 69 ||
Qu’on offre huit fois l’oblation sur le pīṭha (siège d’autel) et qu’on accomplisse l’adoration avec les mantras/rites commençant par Tīvra. Ayant formé en esprit l’icône de la Divinité sous une forme tangible, qu’on l’y invoque (āvāhana) puis qu’on la vénère.
Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual sequence within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes complete when inner intention (saṃkalpa) is joined with outer rite—oblations, mantra-sequences, and the invocation (āvāhana) of the divine presence into the icon for reverent pūjā.
Bhakti here is expressed as attentive service: the devotee consciously visualizes the deity, invites the presence into the mūrti, and then worships with disciplined offerings, making devotion both heartfelt and methodical.
It highlights practical ritual-technology: counted oblations (aṣṭabhir juhuyāt), prescribed mantra-series (tīvrādi), and the formal procedure of āvāhana—core operational knowledge used in pūjā and homa contexts.