Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
ङेतो गणपतिस्तोयं भुजंगो वरदेति च । सर्वांते जनमुञ्चार्य ततो मे वशमानय ॥ ३ ॥
ṅeto gaṇapatistoyaṃ bhujaṃgo varadeti ca | sarvāṃte janamuñcārya tato me vaśamānaya || 3 ||
‘ങേതോ’, ‘ഗണപതി’, ‘തോയം’, ‘ഭുജംഗ’, ‘വരദ’—ഈ പദങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചരിക്കുക; പിന്നെ അവസാനം ആ വ്യക്തിയുടെ പേര് ചൊല്ലി ‘അവനെ/അവളെ എന്റെ വശത്തിലാക്കുക’ എന്ന് ജപിക്കണം।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada within a technical/ritual instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It demonstrates a technical rule of mantra-prayoga: specific coded words are arranged, the target’s name is appended, and a result-statement (phala-vākya) is spoken—showing how ritual speech is engineered for intended outcomes.
This verse is primarily procedural rather than devotional; it reflects the Purana’s inclusion of applied ritual knowledge alongside higher teachings, implying that practice (prayoga) should ultimately be subordinated to dharma and sattvic intent within a broader spiritual life.
It highlights mantra-construction and prayoga method—how to place key terms, insert a proper name at the end, and conclude with an imperative result-formula—an applied discipline aligned with technical instruction found in Vedanga-adjacent material (especially phonetics/recitation discipline and ritual procedure).