Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
तद्बहिर्लोकपालांश्च तदस्त्राणि च तद्बहिः । दूर्वाभिराज्यसिक्ताभिर्जुहुयादायुषे नरः ॥ ६१ ॥
tadbahirlokapālāṃśca tadastrāṇi ca tadbahiḥ | dūrvābhirājyasiktābhirjuhuyādāyuṣe naraḥ || 61 ||
ఆ (అంతర్గత కర్మ) వెలుపల లోకపాలకులను, మరల దాని వెలుపల దివ్యాస్త్ర మంత్రాలను ఆహ్వానించి, నెయ్యితో తడిపిన దూర్వాతో ఆయుష్షు కోసం హోమం చేయాలి।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes an āyuṣya-homa (longevity rite) that ritually harmonizes the practitioner with the guardians of cosmic order (Lokapālas) and protective mantra-forces (astras), seeking stability of prāṇa and life-span.
Though technical and ritual-focused, it reflects bhakti through disciplined offering (homa) performed with reverence toward divine protectors; such regulated worship is presented as a supportive limb to a God-centered life.
It highlights kalpa/prayoga (ritual procedure): the spatial sequencing (“outside/externally”), specific materials (dūrvā and ghee), and targeted invocations (Lokapālas and astra-mantras) used in a prescribed homa for āyus.