Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 109
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
सत्समिद्भिश्च जुहुयात्कवित्वमतुलं लभेत् । अथ प्रवक्ष्ये विप्रेंद्र सावित्रीं ब्रह्मणः प्रियाम् ॥ १०९ ॥
satsamidbhiśca juhuyātkavitvamatulaṃ labhet | atha pravakṣye vipreṃdra sāvitrīṃ brahmaṇaḥ priyām || 109 ||
ผู้ใดบูชาไฟด้วยฟืนศักดิ์สิทธิ์อันบริสุทธิ์และถูกต้อง ย่อมได้ปรีชากวีอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้. โอ พราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ บัดนี้เราจักอธิบายพระสาวิตรี ผู้เป็นที่รักของพระพรหม.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links disciplined Vedic fire-offering (homa) using pure samidh to inner refinement, presenting sacred ritual purity as a means to awaken higher speech-power (vāk) and merit, and it introduces the Sāvitrī as a foremost sacred knowledge.
Though primarily ritual-technical, it implies that reverent offerings and mantra-centered practice cultivate purity and inspired speech—qualities that support devotional praise and remembrance of the divine through sacred recitation.
Ritual procedure (proper samidh for homa) and mantra-vidyā (Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī) are emphasized—core to correct Vedic practice and the disciplined use of sacred sound.