Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
अथ तुभ्यं महालक्ष्म्या विधानं वच्मि नारद । यदाराधनतो भूयात्साधको भुक्तिमुक्तिमान् ॥ ४९ ॥
atha tubhyaṃ mahālakṣmyā vidhānaṃ vacmi nārada | yadārādhanato bhūyātsādhako bhuktimuktimān || 49 ||
आता हे नारद, मी तुला महालक्ष्मीच्या उपासनेची विधी सांगतो; जिनच्या आराधनेने साधक भोग आणि मोक्ष—दोन्ही प्राप्त करतो।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It introduces Mahālakṣmī-upāsanā as a complete sādhanā that can grant both material well-being (bhukti) and the highest spiritual goal (mukti), framing the coming instructions as a formal vidhāna (authorized procedure).
It presents devotion as ārādhanā—reverent worship performed according to vidhāna—implying that disciplined bhakti, not mere sentiment, is the means by which the sādhaka attains tangible and transcendental results.
The emphasis on vidhāna points to kalpa-style ritual method (procedural precision in worship), aligning with the Vedāṅga approach of correct performance and structured injunctions.