Garuda Mahā Purana - Achara Khaṇḍa
10 - Worship of Lakshmi
Hari said:
1. I shall narrate the worship of Shri and others in the altar for the sake of prosperity. Srim Hrim obeisance to Maha lakshmi. Shram Shrim Shrum Shraim Shraum Shrah in order, the heart, the head, the tuft, the armour, the eyes, the weapon, the seat and the idol should be worshipped.
2-4. In the mystic diagram with the lotus drawn within, having four passages abounding in dust, (everything pervades the firmament, the eyes, the moon and the sun, in view of the subsistence on the sky, the Vedas and the moon) having sixty-four extremities and eight beginnings, he who wishes to fulfil his desires, should offer oblations in the sacrificial fire to Lakshmi and her limbs in one corner and Durga, Gana the preceptor and the Kshetrapala1 in another. Om Gham Tam Dam Ham obeisance to Mahalakshmi.
1. A tutelary deity; their number is given as 49. SED P. 332.
5. With this (mantra) one should worship Lakshmi with all the members of the family as narrated before. Om Saum obeisance to Sarasvati, Om Hrim Saum. Obeisance to Sarasvati.
6. Om Hrim say, say Vagvadini Svahi. Om Hrim obeisance to Sarasvati.
Summary of chapter 10 of the Garuda Mahā Purana - Achara Khaṇḍa is as follows:
The Supreme Being reveals the esoteric science of Navavyūha worship, wherein Bhagavān Vishṇu is worshiped in His nine transcendental manifestations across sacred mandalas. Through precise Nyāsa and focused meditation upon Vāsudeva, Sankarshaṇa, Pradyumna, and Aniruddha, the practitioner aligns their subtle energy channels with the divine consciousness of the cosmos.