Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
ब्रह्मणी चतुराननाक्षवलया कुम्भं करैः स्रुक्स्रवौ बिभ्राणा त्वरुणेंदुकांतिवदना ऋग्रूपिणी बालिका । हंसारोहणकेलिखण्खण्मणेर्बिंबार्चिता भूषिता गायत्री परिभाविता भवतु नः संपत्समृद्ध्यै सदा ॥ ५५ ॥
brahmaṇī caturānanākṣavalayā kumbhaṃ karaiḥ sruksravau bibhrāṇā tvaruṇeṃdukāṃtivadanā ṛgrūpiṇī bālikā | haṃsārohaṇakelikhaṇkhaṇmaṇerbiṃbārcitā bhūṣitā gāyatrī paribhāvitā bhavatu naḥ saṃpatsamṛddhyai sadā || 55 ||
ब्रह्मा की शक्ति, पूज्या गायत्री—जो चतुर्मुख के समान जपमाला-वलय धारण करती है, हाथों में कलश तथा स्रुक्-स्रव धारण किए है; जिसका मुख नवचन्द्र-सा दीप्त है, जो ऋग्वेद-स्वरूपिणी किशोरी है; हंस-वाहन की क्रीड़ा से झंकारते मणि-भूषणों से विभूषित और बिंब-सदृश अलंकारों से सुशोभित—वह सदा हमारे लिए संपत्ति और समृद्धि प्रदान करे।
Narada (stuti within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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It presents Gāyatrī as the living essence of Vedic revelation (especially the Ṛgveda) and as a yajña-presiding śakti; steady contemplation of her is praised as a direct cause of auspiciousness, prosperity, and inner flourishing.
By offering a vivid dhyāna (meditative icon) of Gāyatrī—her form, attributes, and radiance—the verse teaches bhakti through upāsanā: loving remembrance and visualization that ripens into reverence, steadiness, and grace-bestowing devotion.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual practice) through explicit yajña tools (kumbha, sruk, sruva) and Mantra-upāsanā discipline—showing how Vedic ritual symbolism is integrated into daily meditation on Gāyatrī.