Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
माया बीजं रमा शक्तिर्दृष्टादृष्टे नियोगकः । सत्याय हृदयं पश्चाद्ब्रह्मणे शिर ईरितम् ॥ ४ ॥
māyā bījaṃ ramā śaktirdṛṣṭādṛṣṭe niyogakaḥ | satyāya hṛdayaṃ paścādbrahmaṇe śira īritam || 4 ||
Māyā dinyatakan sebagai “benih”; Ramā (Lakṣmī) ialah Śakti (kuasa); dan Dia ialah pengarah bagi yang terlihat dan yang tidak terlihat. Sesudah itu, “Hati” (hṛdaya) dikatakan bagi Satya, dan “Kepala” (śiras) diproklamasikan bagi Brahmā.
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames a technical-spiritual map: Māyā as the causal “seed,” Lakṣmī as the operative “power,” and the Lord as the regulator of both visible and invisible outcomes—showing how inner principles govern outer ritual and lived results.
By identifying Ramā (Lakṣmī) as Śakti and placing governance of all outcomes in the Divine, it encourages reliance on the Lord’s ordering power rather than ego-driven control—supporting devotional surrender while engaging sacred practice.
It reflects mantra-śāstra/ritual procedure (used alongside Vedāṅga-informed practice): identifying bīja and śakti and indicating deity-body placements (heart/head), a pattern consistent with viniyoga/nyāsa style technical application.