Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 193
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
स्याद्गायत्री वामदेवपुष्पबाणौ तु ङेंतिमौ । विद्महेधीमहियुतौ तन्नोऽनंगः प्रचोदयात् ॥ १९३ ॥
syādgāyatrī vāmadevapuṣpabāṇau tu ṅeṃtimau | vidmahedhīmahiyutau tanno'naṃgaḥ pracodayāt || 193 ||
अत्र गायत्री मन्त्रो भवेत्; वामदेवपुष्पबाणयोर्द्वयोः प्रयोगः। ‘विद्महे’ ‘धीमहि’ इति पदयुतः—तन्नोऽनङ्गः प्रचोदयात्॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical construction/application of Gāyatrī-style mantras)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It presents a technical, Vedāṅga-oriented application of the Gāyatrī template—showing how specific deity-names (Vāmadeva, Puṣpabāṇa/Ananga) are fitted into the standard ‘vidmahe–dhīmahi–pracodayāt’ structure to direct the mind toward a chosen devatā.
Bhakti here is expressed through precise mantra-upāsanā: devotion becomes focused contemplation (dhīmahi) supported by correct mantra-form, so that the invoked deity (Ananga/Kāma in this case) is asked to ‘impel’ the devotee’s inner faculty (naḥ).
It highlights Chandas and mantra-prayoga: identifying a mantra as ‘Gāyatrī’ in form and indicating how the canonical parts ‘vidmahe’ and ‘dhīmahi’ are used with specific devatā-nāmas for ritual/meditative application.