Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
महादंष्ट्राय चास्त्रं स्यात्पञ्चांगमिति कल्पयेत् । अथवा गिरिषट्सप्तबाणैर्वसुभिरक्षरैः ॥ ११२ ॥
mahādaṃṣṭrāya cāstraṃ syātpañcāṃgamiti kalpayet | athavā giriṣaṭsaptabāṇairvasubhirakṣaraiḥ || 112 ||
মহাদংষ্ট্ৰা দেৱতাৰ বাবে অস্ত্ৰ-মন্ত্ৰক পঞ্চাঙ্গ ৰূপে কল্পনা কৰিব লাগে। অথবা ‘গিৰি, ষট্, সপ্ত, বাণ, বসু’ এই সংখ্যাসূচক শব্দে সূচিত অক্ষৰসমূহেৰে তাৰ বিন্যাস কৰিব লাগে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/Vedanga-mantra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches disciplined mantra-vidhi: even a protective ‘astra’ is not improvised, but constructed with defined limbs (pañcāṅga) and precise akṣara-structure, reflecting the Purana’s emphasis on exact sacred sound.
Bhakti here is expressed as careful, reverent practice—devotion guided by vidhi (method). Correct mantra-formation becomes a form of worship through precision and obedience to revealed instruction.
It highlights technical mantra-śāstra usage of akṣaras and bhūta-saṅkhyā (word-numeral coding), a practical tool used in ritual manuals to specify syllable counts and mantra-structure.