Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
पक्षयोरुभयोर्मंत्री चतुर्थ्यां जुहुयाच्छतम् । अपूपैर्वत्सरे स स्यात्समृद्धेः परमं पदम् ॥ ७७ ॥
pakṣayorubhayormaṃtrī caturthyāṃ juhuyācchatam | apūpairvatsare sa syātsamṛddheḥ paramaṃ padam || 77 ||
شُکل اور کرشن—دونوں پکشوں کی چَتُرتھی کو منتر سادھک اپوپ (پُوے) سے سو آہوتیاں دے۔ ایک برس میں وہ سمردھی کا اعلیٰ مقام پا لیتا ہے۔
Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara tradition; didactic passage)
Vrata: Caturthī-vrata (fortnightly observance implied)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined observance of lunar timing (pakṣa and tithi) combined with mantra-driven fire-offerings (homa) is a dharmic means to cultivate samṛddhi—sustained prosperity—through steady practice over a year.
While primarily ritual-focused, the verse implies bhakti through regular sacred offering and faith in the mantric rite; the practitioner’s consistent worshipful action becomes a devotional discipline that yields auspicious results.
It highlights Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga usage in practice—choosing the correct tithi (Caturthī) and observing both pakṣas—along with Kalpa-style ritual detail (number of oblations and prescribed offering: apūpa).