Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
पालाशकुसुमैर्हुत्वा मेधावी जायते नरः । तज्जप्तांभः पिबेत्प्रातर्वत्सरात्कविराड् भवेत् ॥ २४ ॥
pālāśakusumairhutvā medhāvī jāyate naraḥ | tajjaptāṃbhaḥ pibetprātarvatsarātkavirāḍ bhavet || 24 ||
パラーシャ（palāśa）の花をもって護摩を修すれば、人は鋭き知慧を具える。さらに、その真言を誦して加持した水を朝に飲めば、一年のうちに光輝ある卓越した詩聖（カヴィ・リシ）となる。
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/ritual-vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links disciplined ritual action (homa) and mantra practice (japa) with the refinement of medhā—clarity of intellect and inspired speech—showing how inner capacities are cultivated through sanctified Vedic procedures.
Though primarily technical, it reflects a bhakti-aligned principle: sincere, regular sacred practice (offering and mantra-recitation) purifies the practitioner and elevates speech and understanding, which can then be used in praise, teaching, and remembrance of the divine.
It highlights ritual procedure (homa with specified materials) and mantra application (japa over water, taken at a prescribed time—morning), a technical, practice-oriented instruction consistent with Vedanga-style disciplines.