Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
अव्ययो विष्णुवनिता शंभुस्त्री मीनकेतनः । स्मृतिर्मांसेंदुमन्वाढ्या सा पुनश्चंद्रशेखरा ॥ २ ॥
avyayo viṣṇuvanitā śaṃbhustrī mīnaketanaḥ | smṛtirmāṃseṃdumanvāḍhyā sā punaścaṃdraśekharā || 2 ||
وہ اَویَی ہے؛ وِشنو کی محبوبہ ہے؛ شَمبھو کی زوجہ ہے؛ مچھلی کے عَلَم سے مُنقَّش ہے؛ پاکیزہ سمرتی کا مجسّم روپ ہے؛ جسم اور چاند سے آراستہ ہے؛ اور پھر چندرشیکھرا بھی ہے۔
Sage Narada (within a technical/vedanga-oriented recitation context; dialogue frame traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It strings together potent divine epithets—linking imperishability, remembrance (Smṛti), and iconic forms (moon-crested)—as a contemplative or mantra-like catalogue meant to steady the mind on the deity through names.
Bhakti here is practiced through nāma-smaraṇa: repeating and reflecting on sacred names (such as Viṣṇu-related and Śiva-related epithets) to cultivate constant remembrance and reverence.
It reflects a technical, recitational use of names and compounds—useful for Vyākaraṇa (understanding compound epithets) and Chandas-style memorization—showing how meaning is packed into mantra-like descriptors.