Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
तारः कामो रमा पश्चान् ङेंतः स्यात्पुरुषोत्तमः । वर्मास्त्राण्यग्निप्रियांतो मन्त्रो वह्नीन्दुवर्णवान् ॥ ८८ ॥
tāraḥ kāmo ramā paścān ṅeṃtaḥ syātpuruṣottamaḥ | varmāstrāṇyagnipriyāṃto mantro vahnīnduvarṇavān || 88 ||
তাৰ পাছত ‘তাৰ’, ‘কাম’ আৰু ‘ৰমা’ জপ কৰিব। তাৰপিছত নাসিকান্ত ‘ঙেংত’ যোগ হ’লে ই ‘পুৰুষোত্তম’ মন্ত্ৰৰূপ হয়। এই মন্ত্ৰ কবচ-ৰক্ষা আৰু অস্ত্ৰ-মন্ত্ৰে আৱৃত, ‘অগ্নিপ্ৰিয়া’ত সমাপ্ত, আৰু অগ্নি-চন্দ্ৰ সদৃশ বৰ্ণযুক্ত বুলি বৰ্ণিত।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a technical, ritual-precise way of forming a Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu) mantra using seed-syllables and prescribed endings, emphasizing both devotion and protective potency (kavaca/astra).
By linking Ramā (Śrī/Lakṣmī) and Puruṣottama in a structured mantra, it frames bhakti as disciplined remembrance and recitation—devotion expressed through correct mantra-vidhi rather than emotion alone.
It highlights mantra-śāstra precision—especially phonetic/ending markers (śikṣā-style attention to sounds) and formulaic components like kavaca (armor) and astra (weapon) used in ritual protections.