Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
ऋषिर्नारायणश्चास्य छन्दो हि जगती तथा । देवता तु महालक्ष्मीर्द्विद्विवर्णैः षडंगकम् ॥ ५१ ॥
ṛṣirnārāyaṇaścāsya chando hi jagatī tathā | devatā tu mahālakṣmīrdvidvivarṇaiḥ ṣaḍaṃgakam || 51 ||
ഈ മന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ ഋഷി നാരായണൻ, ഛന്ദസ് ജഗതീ, ദേവത മഹാലക്ഷ്മി. ഇതിന്റെ ഷഡംഗ-ന്യാസം ഇരട്ട ഇരട്ട അക്ഷരങ്ങളാൽ ചെയ്യണം।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes the mantra’s authoritative framework—Ṛṣi, Chandas, and Devatā—so the practitioner aligns intention and method with Nārāyaṇa as seer and Mahālakṣmī as the presiding divine power.
By naming Mahālakṣmī as the Devatā, it directs devotion toward her grace and auspiciousness, while grounding the practice in a disciplined Vedic mantra-structure rather than mere sentiment.
Chandas (Vedic prosody) is explicitly taught via the Jagatī metre, and the ritual-technical application of ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa is indicated through the dvi-dvi-varṇa (pair-syllable) procedure.