Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 98
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
पद्मैरक्तैस्त्रिमध्वक्तैर्होमाल्लक्ष्मीमवाप्नुयात् । तथैव कैरवै रक्तैरंगनाः स्ववशं नयेत् ॥ ९८ ॥
padmairaktaistrimadhvaktairhomāllakṣmīmavāpnuyāt | tathaiva kairavai raktairaṃganāḥ svavaśaṃ nayet || 98 ||
En accomplissant un homa avec des lotus rouges oints de trois sortes de miel, on peut obtenir Lakṣmī, c’est-à-dire la prospérité. De même, en usant de kairava rouges de la même façon, on peut amener les femmes sous son pouvoir.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: artha (prosperity-seeking)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a ritual-dravya application where specific offerings (red lotus with honey) are linked to a desired fruit—Lakṣmī—illustrating the Purāṇic view that correctly performed homa can yield targeted worldly outcomes.
Bhakti is not the main focus here; the verse belongs to a technical/ritual stream emphasizing karma-kāṇḍa-style results. In the Narada Purana, such rites are often framed as ancillary to higher devotion, not its substitute.
It highlights ritual prayoga: selection of dravya (padma/kairava), preparation (anointing with tri-madhu), and performance medium (homa) to obtain specified phala—an applied, technical side of Vedic ritual science.