Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 136
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
काम्यहोममथो वक्ष्ये साधकानां हिताय च । श्रीपुष्पैर्जुहुयान्मंत्री श्रियमिच्छन्निनिंदिताम् ॥ १३६ ॥
kāmyahomamatho vakṣye sādhakānāṃ hitāya ca | śrīpuṣpairjuhuyānmaṃtrī śriyamicchanniniṃditām || 136 ||
ഇപ്പോൾ സാധകരുടെ ഹിതാർത്ഥം കാമ്യഹോമം വിവരിക്കുന്നു. ധർമ്മസമ്മതവും നിന്ദാരഹിതവുമായ ശ്രീ-സമൃദ്ധി ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന മന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ ശുഭപുഷ്പങ്ങളാൽ ആഹുതി അർപ്പിക്കട്ടെ.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames kāmya-homa as a disciplined Vedic act meant to benefit sādhakas, emphasizing that even prosperity-seeking rituals must align with dharma—prosperity should be “anininditā,” not blameworthy.
Though ritual-focused, it implicitly supports bhakti by directing desire toward dharmic ends and by treating Śrī (Lakṣmī-like prosperity) as something approached through sanctified offerings and mantra, not through unethical means.
Ritual procedure and mantra-application: it specifies the adhikārin (mantrī) and the dravya (śrī-puṣpa, auspicious flowers) for a result-oriented homa—typical of technical guidance associated with Kalpa/ritual science within Vedanga-oriented sections.