Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
जुहुयाद्विधिवन्मंत्री संस्कृते हव्यवाहने । इक्षवः सक्तवो मोचाफलानि चिपिटास्तिलाः ॥ १९ ॥
juhuyādvidhivanmaṃtrī saṃskṛte havyavāhane | ikṣavaḥ saktavo mocāphalāni cipiṭāstilāḥ || 19 ||
मंत्रोच्चार करणारा पुरोहित विधिपूर्वक संस्कारित हव्यवाहन अग्नीत होम करावा—ऊस, सत्तू, केळी, चिवडा आणि तीळ इत्यादी आहुती द्याव्यात।
Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, rule-governed worship through homa: when Agni is properly prepared and mantras are correctly applied, even simple offerings become sanctified acts of dharma.
While primarily ritual-technical, it supports bhakti by directing the devotee to offer with mantra and orderliness—devotion expressed as careful service (seva) through sacrificial worship.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and mantra-application: the verse lists acceptable havis (offerings) and stresses that oblations must be made विधिवत् in a properly prepared fire.