Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
ब्रह्मणी चतुराननाक्षवलया कुम्भं करैः स्रुक्स्रवौ बिभ्राणा त्वरुणेंदुकांतिवदना ऋग्रूपिणी बालिका । हंसारोहणकेलिखण्खण्मणेर्बिंबार्चिता भूषिता गायत्री परिभाविता भवतु नः संपत्समृद्ध्यै सदा ॥ ५५ ॥
brahmaṇī caturānanākṣavalayā kumbhaṃ karaiḥ sruksravau bibhrāṇā tvaruṇeṃdukāṃtivadanā ṛgrūpiṇī bālikā | haṃsārohaṇakelikhaṇkhaṇmaṇerbiṃbārcitā bhūṣitā gāyatrī paribhāvitā bhavatu naḥ saṃpatsamṛddhyai sadā || 55 ||
Nawa’y ang iginagalang na Gāyatrī—ang Śakti ni Brahmā na may apat na mukha—na may rosaryo bilang pulseras, tangan ang banga ng ritwal at ang sandok at kutsarang pang-alay; ang mukha’y maningning na gaya ng bagong sibol na buwan; siya ang anyo ng Ṛgveda, isang dalagang kabataan—pinalalamutian ng kumakalansing na hiyas sa masayang pagsakay sa sisne, at pinapaganda ng bimba-like na palamuti; laging pinagninilayan ng marurunong—magkaloob sa amin ng kasaganaan at pagyabong magpakailanman.
Narada (stuti within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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It presents Gāyatrī as the living essence of Vedic revelation (especially the Ṛgveda) and as a yajña-presiding śakti; steady contemplation of her is praised as a direct cause of auspiciousness, prosperity, and inner flourishing.
By offering a vivid dhyāna (meditative icon) of Gāyatrī—her form, attributes, and radiance—the verse teaches bhakti through upāsanā: loving remembrance and visualization that ripens into reverence, steadiness, and grace-bestowing devotion.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual practice) through explicit yajña tools (kumbha, sruk, sruva) and Mantra-upāsanā discipline—showing how Vedic ritual symbolism is integrated into daily meditation on Gāyatrī.