Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
मिथुनादींस्ततः पश्चात्पूर्ववत्संप्रतर्पयेत् । देवेन सहितां शक्तिं शक्त्या च सहितं तु तम् ॥ ४३ ॥
mithunādīṃstataḥ paścātpūrvavatsaṃpratarpayet | devena sahitāṃ śaktiṃ śaktyā ca sahitaṃ tu tam || 43 ||
Sesudah itu, hendaklah disantarpya pasangan-pasangan ilahi (mithuna) dan yang lain-lain sebagaimana sebelumnya—memuja Śakti bersama Deva, dan juga Deva itu bersama Śaktinya.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches wholeness in worship: divinity is approached as a complete unity of Deva and Śakti, so offerings are made without separating power from the possessor of power.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upāsanā—remembering and honoring the deity in a relational, complete form (with Śakti), and repeating the prescribed method steadily (pūrvavat).
Ritual sequencing and procedural correctness (kalpa-style instruction): the verse emphasizes repeating the earlier stated method and maintaining proper association of invoked forms during tarpaṇa/offerings.