Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
देवस्य पुरतः स्थाप्य पाययेदौषधं सुधीः । सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नं वंध्यापि लभते सुतम् ॥ ८४ ॥
devasya purataḥ sthāpya pāyayedauṣadhaṃ sudhīḥ | sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannaṃ vaṃdhyāpi labhate sutam || 84 ||
L’ayant placée devant la Divinité, le sage doit lui faire boire la préparation médicinale ; même une femme stérile obtient alors un fils pourvu de tous les signes de bon augure.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links a remedial act (auṣadha) with devotion and ritual propriety—administering the remedy in the presence of the deity—suggesting that auspicious outcomes arise from combining right means with reverence to the divine.
Bhakti is implied through placing the woman before the deity and performing the act as a sacred rite, framing even practical aims (like progeny) within worship and dependence on divine grace.
A ritual-technical instruction is given—how a remedy is to be administered within a devotional setting—reflecting applied dharma/kalpa-style procedure alongside traditional medicinal practice.