Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
आवाहनादिभिः सर्वैरुपचारैः समर्चनम् । एकाग्रमानसो भूत्वा ध्यायेत्सिद्धिविनायकम् ॥ २८ ॥
āvāhanādibhiḥ sarvairupacāraiḥ samarcanam | ekāgramānaso bhūtvā dhyāyetsiddhivināyakam || 28 ||
Com todos os serviços rituais, começando pela invocação (āvāhana) e as demais oferendas costumeiras, deve-se adorá-lo na devida ordem. Depois, com a mente unificada, medite-se em Siddhi‑Vināyaka, doador do êxito.
Narada (teaching in a procedural/ritual instruction context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)
Vrata: Siddha-Vināyaka Vrata (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links outer worship (upacāras beginning with āvāhana) with inner concentration (ekāgratā), teaching that completion of ritual should culminate in steady meditation on Siddhi-Vināyaka for successful spiritual and worldly undertakings.
Bhakti is shown as both service and remembrance: offering respectful upacāras expresses devotion outwardly, while one-pointed dhyāna expresses devotion inwardly—together forming a complete act of worship.
It emphasizes kalpa-style ritual procedure: the ordered sequence of pūjā services (āvāhana and other upacāras) and the discipline of dhyāna as the practical method to stabilize the mind during worship.