Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
पूर्वमंगानि षट्कोणे प्रज्ञाद्याः प्रयजेद्बहिः । प्रज्ञा मेधा श्रुतिः शक्तिः स्मृतिर्वागीश्वरी मतिः ॥ १०१ ॥
pūrvamaṃgāni ṣaṭkoṇe prajñādyāḥ prayajedbahiḥ | prajñā medhā śrutiḥ śaktiḥ smṛtirvāgīśvarī matiḥ || 101 ||
شش کونہ میں پہلے اَنگ (معاون اجزاء) کی پوجا کرے؛ اور اس کے باہر پرجنا وغیرہ دیویوں کی پوجا کرے—پرجنا، میدھا، شروتی، شکتی، سمرتی، واگی شویری اور متی۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical-ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It maps inner faculties of sacred learning—wisdom, intellect, Vedic reception, power, memory, eloquence, and discernment—onto a precise ritual geometry, showing that knowledge is cultivated through both disciplined practice and divine invocation.
Even in a technical (Vedāṅga-like) ritual setting, the verse frames learning as worship: the seeker approaches knowledge as a set of venerable śaktis, aligning devotion with study, remembrance, and right speech.
It highlights mantra-nyāsa and yantra-based worship procedure—how to place and honor specific knowledge-powers in and around a ṣaṭkoṇa diagram, supporting disciplines like śikṣā (correct recitation) and vyākaraṇa (clarity of speech).