Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
सिताज्यान्नं च विधिवत्प्राप्नुयादन्नमक्षयम् । अपूपैः षड्रसोपेतैर्हुनेद्वसुसहस्रकम् ॥ २१ ॥
sitājyānnaṃ ca vidhivatprāpnuyādannamakṣayam | apūpaiḥ ṣaḍrasopetairhunedvasusahasrakam || 21 ||
விதிப்படி சர்க்கரை நெய் கலந்த அன்னத்தைப் பெற்றால் அழியாத அன்னவளம் கிடைக்கும். மேலும் ஆறு சுவைகளும் நிறைந்த அபூபம் (இனிப்பு அப்பம்) ஆயிரம் ஆஹுதிகளாக புனித அக்னியில் அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vidhi/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links correct ritual performance (vidhi) with the dharmic fruit of akṣaya-anna—symbolizing sustained nourishment and prosperity gained through disciplined sacred offering.
Though focused on ritual, it reflects bhakti through reverent, rule-based offering into the sacred fire—an act of worship where food is first sanctified and dedicated before being sought as a blessing.
Kalpa-style procedural knowledge: performing homa with specified substances (sugar-ghee rice, apūpa) and a fixed count of oblations, emphasizing precision in ritual method (vidhi).