Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
एवं यो भजते लक्ष्मीं साधकेंद्रो मुनीश्वर । सम्पदस्तस्य जायंते महालक्ष्मीः प्रसीदति ॥ ६९ ॥
evaṃ yo bhajate lakṣmīṃ sādhakeṃdro munīśvara | sampadastasya jāyaṃte mahālakṣmīḥ prasīdati || 69 ||
ഹേ മുനീശ്വരാ! ഇങ്ങനെ ലക്ഷ്മീദേവിയെ ഭജിക്കുന്ന সাধകരിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠന് സമ്പത്തുകൾ ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു; മഹാലക്ഷ്മി അവനിൽ പ്രസന്നയാകുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states the phala (fruit) of correct Lakṣmī-upāsanā: prosperity arises and Mahālakṣmī’s grace is obtained, indicating that outer wealth is rooted in inner devotion and divine favor.
Bhakti is presented as “bhajate”—personal worship done ‘in this manner’ (per the preceding procedure). The result is prasāda (divine pleasure), showing that devotion aligned with prescribed practice leads to grace.
This verse functions as a phala-śruti tied to a structured upāsanā/vrata procedure; it reflects the applied, rule-based dimension of dharma (kalpa-style ritual logic), even though no specific Vedāṅga technique is named in this line.