Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā
बीजाढ्यमासनं दत्त्वा मूर्तिं तेनैव कल्पयेत् । तस्यां संपूजयेद्देवीमावाह्यावरणैः क्रमात् ॥ २३ ॥
bījāḍhyamāsanaṃ dattvā mūrtiṃ tenaiva kalpayet | tasyāṃ saṃpūjayeddevīmāvāhyāvaraṇaiḥ kramāt || 23 ||
ក្រោយពេលថ្វាយអាសនៈ (កៅអីបូជា) ដែលសម្បូរដោយព្យញ្ជនៈគ្រាប់ (បីជមន្ត្រ) គួរបង្កើតរូបមូរតិរបស់ទេវតាតាមនោះ។ បន្ទាប់មក អញ្ជើញព្រះនាងចូលក្នុងរូបនោះ ហើយបូជាព្រះនាងជាលំដាប់ ព្រមទាំងអាវរណៈ (ស្រទាប់ការពារ) ទាំងឡាយតាមលំដាប់។
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual teaching section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes spiritually effective when the deity is properly invoked (āvāhana) into a prepared form and honored through an ordered, complete rite rather than a casual offering.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence—preparing a sanctified seat, invoking the Goddess with mantra, and worshipping Her in a structured sequence, showing devotion through careful ritual attention.
It reflects Kalpa-style procedural ritual knowledge: preparing the āsana, performing āvāhana, and conducting sequential āvaraṇa worship—i.e., the technical ordering of a pūjā.