Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
तोयं विधिर्वह्नियुक्तकर्णेंद्वाढ्यो हरिस्तथा । सदीर्घो दारको वायुर्वर्मांतोऽयं रसार्णकः ॥ ६४ ॥
toyaṃ vidhirvahniyuktakarṇeṃdvāḍhyo haristathā | sadīrgho dārako vāyurvarmāṃto'yaṃ rasārṇakaḥ || 64 ||
‘तोय’ यालाच ‘विधि’ असेही म्हणतात. ‘वह्नि’ हा ‘कर्ण’ व ‘इंदु’ युक्त होऊन विभूषित होतो; ‘हरि’ही तसेच. ‘वायु’ दीर्घ आहे, ‘दारक’ म्हणजे बालक. हा ‘वर्म’ने समाप्त होतो आणि ‘रसार्णक’—रसाचा सागर—असा कथित आहे.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a Vedāṅga-style, coded mapping of divine names and elements (water, fire, wind, Hari, Vidhi), implying that spiritual insight can be gained through disciplined understanding of sacred terminology and its mantra-like constructions.
By explicitly naming Hari (Viṣṇu) within a technical enumeration, it indicates that even scholarly/linguistic disciplines ultimately point toward remembering and invoking the Lord through precise sacred names.
It reflects Nirukta/Shabda-śāstra method—interpreting meanings via word markers (like ‘ending in varma’) and combinations (yukta), a practical technique used in mantra interpretation and traditional exegesis.