Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
प्राप्नुयान्निखिलान्सद्यो दुर्लभांस्तत्प्रसादतः । श्रीपुष्पैर्लभते लक्ष्मीं तत्फैलश्च समीहितम् ॥ २१ ॥
prāpnuyānnikhilānsadyo durlabhāṃstatprasādataḥ | śrīpuṣpairlabhate lakṣmīṃ tatphailaśca samīhitam || 21 ||
त्या (अनुष्ठानाच्या) प्रसादाने साधक तत्क्षणी सर्व काही—दुर्लभ गोष्टीसुद्धा—प्राप्त करतो. शुभ पुष्प अर्पण केल्याने लक्ष्मी (समृद्धी) मिळते आणि त्या कर्माचे इच्छित फळही प्राप्त होते.
Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/ritual-instruction section; traditional dialogue framework with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that sincere observance and offering (especially of pure, auspicious flowers) carries “prasāda” power—grace that removes obstacles and yields even rare attainments, linking devotion with tangible and spiritual uplift.
Bhakti is shown as a grace-centered path: the offering is small (flowers), but the result is large because the decisive factor is tat-prasāda—divine acceptance—through which prosperity (Lakṣmī) and the intended goal are fulfilled.
It reflects Kalpa-style ritual logic (procedure and results): choosing śrī-puṣpa (auspicious flowers) as a proper offering and understanding phala (result) and prasāda (sanction) as the operative principles of ritual efficacy.