Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
भित्तौ संपाद्य देवेशं फलके वा प्रपूजयेत् । नित्यं सुगंधकुसुमैर्महतीं श्रियमाप्नुयात् ॥ १९ ॥
bhittau saṃpādya deveśaṃ phalake vā prapūjayet | nityaṃ sugaṃdhakusumairmahatīṃ śriyamāpnuyāt || 19 ||
Setelah menyiapkan gambaran Tuhan para dewa pada dinding atau pada papan kayu, hendaklah Dia dipuja dengan sewajarnya. Dengan mempersembahkan bunga-bunga harum setiap hari, seseorang memperoleh Śrī yang besar, kemakmuran agung.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Upadesha dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that devotion can be practiced even with a simple, prepared representation (on a wall or board); steady daily worship with purity and fragrance cultivates divine favor and invites Śrī—well-being and auspicious prosperity.
Bhakti is presented as consistent, accessible, and offering-centered: regular worship (nitya-pūjā) with sincere upacāras like fragrant flowers is itself a complete devotional discipline that yields both auspiciousness and spiritual merit.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual practicality: specifying an acceptable worship-support (wall/panel) and a daily offering standard (fragrant flowers), emphasizing correct procedure and regularity—core to applied ritual science.