Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
द्वाविंशत्यक्षरो मंत्रो भूमीष्टौ भूमिसंपुटः । लक्ष्मीष्टौ श्रीपुटो विप्र स्नृतिर्लभनुचंद्रयुक् ॥ ७६ ॥
dvāviṃśatyakṣaro maṃtro bhūmīṣṭau bhūmisaṃpuṭaḥ | lakṣmīṣṭau śrīpuṭo vipra snṛtirlabhanucaṃdrayuk || 76 ||
হে বিপ্ৰ, এই মন্ত্ৰ বাইশ অক্ষৰৰ। ই ‘ভূমীষ্টৌ’—‘ভূমি-সম্পুট’ত আৱৃত; আৰু ‘লক্ষ্মীষ্টৌ’—‘শ্ৰী-পুট’ত আৱৃত। ‘লভনু’ আৰু ‘চন্দ্ৰ’যুক্ত বুলি স্মৃত।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga/mantra-vidya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves a technical tradition: the mantra’s power is tied to precise akṣara-count and to protective/enhancing ‘puṭa/saṃpuṭa’ framing, linking prosperity (Śrī/Lakṣmī) and stability (Bhūmi) with lunar (Candra) reinforcement.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined mantra-japa and correct ritual formation—devotion becomes effective when reverence is joined to exact recitation, traditional remembrance (smṛti), and proper mantra-encapsulation.
Mantra-śāstra technique grounded in Vedanga-style precision: akṣara (syllable) counting, correct phonetic handling (śikṣā influence), and ritual ‘saṃpuṭa/puṭa’ methods used to frame a mantra for specific results.