Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
सावित्रीं रुद्रयोनिं चावाहयेद्रुद्रवादिनीम् । सायं तु गरुडारुढां पीतांबरसमावृत्ताम् ॥ ४५ ॥
sāvitrīṃ rudrayoniṃ cāvāhayedrudravādinīm | sāyaṃ tu garuḍāruḍhāṃ pītāṃbarasamāvṛttām || 45 ||
พึงอัญเชิญพระสาวิตรีด้วย ในปางกำเนิดจากรุทระ ผู้ประกาศมนตรารุทระ ครั้นยามเย็นพึงอัญเชิญพระนางประทับบนครุฑ ทรงอาภรณ์สีเหลือง
Sage Narada (teaching Sanatkumara lineage in a ritual/vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It prescribes a time-based dhyāna (meditative iconography) for Savitrī/Gāyatrī—invoking a Rudra-associated form for mantra-power and, specifically in the evening, contemplating her Garuḍa-mounted, yellow-robed form to align worship with the proper kāla (ritual timing).
Bhakti here is expressed through upāsanā with clear visualization and reverent invocation (āvāhana). By meditating on the deity’s forms and attributes at the right time, the devotee cultivates steady remembrance (smaraṇa) and disciplined worship.
It reflects ritual procedure and timing (kāla-niyama) used in mantra-prayoga—how and when to perform āvāhana and dhyāna. This is closely connected to Kalpa (ritual science) and the applied discipline of mantra recitation.