Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
परमन्त्रान् ग्रसद्वंद्वं भक्षयद्वितयं ततः । त्रासयद्वितयं वर्मास्त्राग्निजायांतिमो मनुः ॥ ४९ ॥
paramantrān grasadvaṃdvaṃ bhakṣayadvitayaṃ tataḥ | trāsayadvitayaṃ varmāstrāgnijāyāṃtimo manuḥ || 49 ||
তাৰপিছত বৈৰী পৰমন্ত্ৰসমূহক ‘গ্ৰস গ্ৰস’ এই দ্বয়ে গ্ৰাস কৰে, তাৰপিছত ‘ভক্ষয় ভক্ষয়’ এই দ্বিতয়ে ভক্ষণ কৰে। বর্ম-মন্ত্ৰ আৰু অস্ত্ৰ-মন্ত্ৰে অগ্নিজ অন্তিম মনু ‘ত্ৰাসয় ত্ৰাসয়’ দ্বয়ে ত্ৰাস সৃষ্টি কৰে।
Narada (within the technical narration of mantra-vidya in Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It portrays mantra-śakti as a disciplined, technical power: protection (varma/kavaca) and controlled force (astra) are used to neutralize harmful counter-mantras, emphasizing mastery and restraint in Vedic ritual science.
Indirectly: it suggests that even technical mantra practice is meant to uphold dharma and protection; in the broader Purāṇic frame, such powers are subordinate to righteous intent and ultimately to devotion-centered living.
Mantra-prayoga (applied mantra procedure) and rakṣā-kriyā (protective rites): the use of kavaca (armour) and astra (weapon) mantras to counteract and subdue opposing mantra-forces.