Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
तोयं विधिर्वह्नियुक्तकर्णेंद्वाढ्यो हरिस्तथा । सदीर्घो दारको वायुर्वर्मांतोऽयं रसार्णकः ॥ ६४ ॥
toyaṃ vidhirvahniyuktakarṇeṃdvāḍhyo haristathā | sadīrgho dārako vāyurvarmāṃto'yaṃ rasārṇakaḥ || 64 ||
‘तोय’ इति ‘विधि’रपि; ‘वह्नि’ः कर्णेन्दुसंयुक्तो विभूषितः। ‘हरि’रपि तथा; ‘वायु’र्दीर्घः, ‘दारक’ः शिशुः। अयं ‘वर्म’ान्तः, ‘रसार्णव’ इति कथ्यते॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a Vedāṅga-style, coded mapping of divine names and elements (water, fire, wind, Hari, Vidhi), implying that spiritual insight can be gained through disciplined understanding of sacred terminology and its mantra-like constructions.
By explicitly naming Hari (Viṣṇu) within a technical enumeration, it indicates that even scholarly/linguistic disciplines ultimately point toward remembering and invoking the Lord through precise sacred names.
It reflects Nirukta/Shabda-śāstra method—interpreting meanings via word markers (like ‘ending in varma’) and combinations (yukta), a practical technique used in mantra interpretation and traditional exegesis.