Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 167
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
ध्यायन् लक्षं जपेन्मंत्री अब्जैर्हुत्वा दशांशतः । ईप्सितां लभते कन्यां शीग्रमेव न संशयः ॥ १६७ ॥
dhyāyan lakṣaṃ japenmaṃtrī abjairhutvā daśāṃśataḥ | īpsitāṃ labhate kanyāṃ śīgrameva na saṃśayaḥ || 167 ||
متأمّلًا في الإله والمانترا، على الممارس أن يكرّر المانترا لَكْشًا (مئة ألف) مرة؛ ثم يقدّم في النار قرابين من زهور اللوتس بعدد يساوي عُشر ذلك. عندئذ ينال سريعًا الفتاة التي يرغبها—ولا شكّ.
Narada (instructional passage within a technical/ritual teaching section; traditionally in dialogue flow associated with Sanatkumara instruction to Narada across this unit)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a standard mantra-sādhana structure—visualization (dhyāna), fixed-count repetition (lakṣa-japa), and a concluding fire-offering (homa) as a tenth (daśāṃśa)—showing how disciplined ritual completeness is believed to yield specific, tangible results.
Bhakti is implicit through dhyāna and sustained japa, where the practitioner keeps the chosen deity/mantra continually in mind; the verse frames devotion as focused practice that culminates in an offering (homa) as an act of reverent completion.
It highlights prayoga-style ritual accounting: the lakṣa (100,000) japa count and the daśāṃśa rule for homa offerings, reflecting technical knowledge used in mantra-prayoga and śrauta/smārta-aligned procedural discipline.