Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
बीजं वराहो बिंद्धाढ्यौ मन्विंद्वान्नौ कलौ ततः । स्मृतिर्मांसेंदुमन्वाग्रा कर्णोच्छिष्टगणे वदेत् ॥ ५९ ॥
bījaṃ varāho biṃddhāḍhyau manviṃdvānnau kalau tataḥ | smṛtirmāṃseṃdumanvāgrā karṇocchiṣṭagaṇe vadet || 59 ||
‘கர்ணோச்சிஷ்ட-கணம்’ எனப்படும் தொகுதியில் நினைவுக்காக இவ்வரிசையைச் சொல்ல வேண்டும்— “பீஜம், வராஹம், பிந்த-ஆட்ய, மனு-இந்தூ-அன்னம், பின்னர் கலி; ஸ்ம்ருதி, மாம்சம், இந்து, மனு, அக்ர (முதன்மை).”
Narada (teaching in a technical/vedanga-style register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Its significance is preservational: it encodes technical knowledge as a memorized sequence, reflecting the Purana’s Vedanga-oriented concern with safeguarding sacred learning through disciplined recitation.
Indirectly: by emphasizing accurate transmission and remembrance (smṛti) of sacred terms, it supports bhakti practice that relies on correct chanting, study, and faithful continuity of tradition.
A practical mnemonic/‘gaṇa’ style listing—typical of Vedanga and especially Vyākaraṇa-like pedagogy—showing how technical categories are taught and retained via compact, repeatable strings.