Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
दधतं गजवक्त्रं च रक्तभूषांबरं भजेत् । ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेत्तर्कलक्षं द्रव्यैर्दशांशतः ॥ ६८ ॥
dadhataṃ gajavaktraṃ ca raktabhūṣāṃbaraṃ bhajet | dhyātvaivaṃ prajapettarkalakṣaṃ dravyairdaśāṃśataḥ || 68 ||
யானைமுகம் தாங்கி, சிவந்த ஆபரணங்களும் ஆடைகளும் அணிந்த தேவனைப் பக்தியுடன் வழிபட வேண்டும். இவ்வாறு தியானித்து ஒரு லட்சம் ஜபம் செய்து, தகுந்த திரவியங்களால் அதன் பத்தில் ஒரு பங்கு ஹோமமாக அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்.
Narada (instructional narration within the Vedanga/ritual-technical section, traditionally framed in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches a complete upāsanā sequence—iconic meditation (dhyāna), disciplined mantra-japa (lakṣa count), and completion by a proportional offering (daśāṁśa), emphasizing inner focus supported by correct ritual closure.
Bhakti is expressed through attentive visualization of the deity’s form (elephant-faced, red attire), followed by steady repetition of the mantra; devotion is made tangible through an offering that seals the vow-like practice.
It reflects kalpa-style procedural discipline: prescribed dhyāna, a fixed japa-saṅkhyā (lakṣa), and the daśāṁśa completion principle (offering one-tenth), which are core technical norms for mantra-sādhanā.