Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
पद्नालयां परां शोभां ब्रह्मरूपां ततोऽर्चयेत् । ब्राह्ययाद्याः शारणा बाह्ये पूजयेत्प्रोक्तलक्षणाः ॥ १२२ ॥
padnālayāṃ parāṃ śobhāṃ brahmarūpāṃ tato'rcayet | brāhyayādyāḥ śāraṇā bāhye pūjayetproktalakṣaṇāḥ || 122 ||
त्यानंतर पद्मालया—परम शोभायुक्त, ब्रह्मरूपिणी—हिचे अर्चन करावे। आणि मुख्य मंडलाबाहेर, ब्राह्यया इत्यादी शारणा देवतांचे, पूर्वोक्त लक्षणांनुसार, विधिपूर्वक पूजन करावे।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It places the worship of Padmālayā at the center as a manifestation of Brahman-like radiance, while also insisting that protective/attendant deities be honored in their proper outer stations—showing that complete worship includes both the principal deity and the supporting divine order.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: devotion is not only emotion but correct, sequential worship—first the supreme, Brahman-natured form (Padmālayā), then the prescribed attendants—so that devotion aligns with śāstra-based procedure.
Ritual application and lakṣaṇa (defining ritual/iconographic features) are emphasized—practical know-how for correctly placing and honoring deities (inner vs. outer worship), reflecting śāstra-guided liturgical method rather than improvisation.