Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
एषोक्ता मूलगायत्री सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायिनी । एवं न्यासविधिं कृत्वा ध्यायेदेवं हृदंबुजे ॥ १६ ॥
eṣoktā mūlagāyatrī sarvasiddhipradāyinī | evaṃ nyāsavidhiṃ kṛtvā dhyāyedevaṃ hṛdaṃbuje || 16 ||
हीच घोषित मूल गायत्री सर्व सिद्धी देणारी आहे. अशा प्रकारे न्यासविधी करून, हृदयकमळात याच रीतीने ध्यान करावे।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the “root Gāyatrī” as a complete spiritual instrument and stresses that mantra-power becomes fruitful when internalized—after nyāsa, meditation is to be centered in the heart-lotus.
By directing meditation to the heart-lotus after sanctifying the body through nyāsa, it emphasizes inward absorption and reverent contemplation—key bhāvas that support steady devotional remembrance.
It highlights a technical ritual discipline used in mantra-śāstra—nyāsa (mantra placement) followed by dhyāna (focused meditation), a structured sādhanā method taught within the Purāṇic-vedic technical tradition.