Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
महालक्ष्मीं स लभते तत्र तत्र न संशयः । जुहुयात्पायसैर्लक्षं वाचस्पतिसमो भवेत् ॥ २४ ॥
mahālakṣmīṃ sa labhate tatra tatra na saṃśayaḥ | juhuyātpāyasairlakṣaṃ vācaspatisamo bhavet || 24 ||
Người ấy liền đạt được Mahālakṣmī ngay tại đó—không còn nghi ngờ. Nếu dâng một trăm nghìn lần cúng hiến bằng cơm sữa (pāyasa), người ấy sẽ trở nên ngang hàng Bṛhaspati, chúa tể của lời nói thiêng.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse links disciplined Vedic fire-offering (homa) with two classical fruits: the grace of Mahālakṣmī (prosperity and auspiciousness) and the refinement of vāṇī (sacred speech), indicating that ritual purity and sustained practice can transform both life-conditions and inner capacities.
Though framed as ritual instruction, it implies bhakti through reverent offering: repeated āhutis made with faith and correctness are treated as worship that attracts divine śrī (Lakṣmī) and elevates one’s speech toward dharmic, mantra-aligned expression.
It highlights ritual procedure and measurable discipline—performing homa with a specified offering (pāyasa) and a specified count (lakṣa āhuti). It also implicitly points to correct mantra-recitation and liturgical speech (connected with Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa as supports for precise utterance).