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 ||
Semoga Gāyatrī yang dimuliakan—Śakti Brahmā, mengenakan tasbih sebagai gelang, memegang kendi suci serta sendok persembahan (sruk) dan sendok kecil (srava); berwajah cemerlang laksana bulan muda, gadis belia berwujud Ṛgveda; berhias permata yang berdenting dari permainan wahana angsanya dan dipermulia dengan perhiasan bak buah bimba—yang senantiasa direnungkan para bijak—menganugerahi kami kemakmuran dan kelimpahan selalu.
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.