Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
गणेशं विदिशास्वर्चेद्वसून्सूर्याच्छिवांस्तथा । भूतांश्चेत्थं भजन्बालामीशः स्याद्धनविद्ययोः ॥ ३३ ॥
gaṇeśaṃ vidiśāsvarcedvasūnsūryācchivāṃstathā | bhūtāṃścetthaṃ bhajanbālāmīśaḥ syāddhanavidyayoḥ || 33 ||
Di Vidiśā hendaklah memuja Gaṇeśa; di Sūryā memuja para Vasu; dan demikian juga memuja Śiva. Dengan memuja para Bhūta menurut cara ini, seorang sādhaka menjadi penguasa Bālā-vidyā (mantra) serta memperoleh kekayaan dan ilmu pengetahuan.
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-application context within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a pragmatic, Vedanga-style application of devotion and ritual—linking specific deities and sacred loci with the attainment of dhana (prosperity) and vidyā (learning), culminating in mastery of the Bālā-vidyā.
Bhakti is shown as disciplined upāsanā: worship offered to Gaṇeśa, the Vasus, Sūrya, Śiva, and Bhūtas in prescribed ways, where devotion is not merely emotional but structured to yield inner capability (īśatva) and outer fruits.
It reflects ritual science and applied sacred geography (kṣetra-based worship), and hints at solar/planetary reverence (Sūrya-upāsanā) often associated with jyotiṣa-informed timing and purpose-driven rites for vidyā and prosperity.