Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
मायया पुटितं कृत्वा कुर्यादंगानि षट् क्रमात् । प्रत्येकं शक्तिपुटुतैर्मंत्रार्णैर्दशभिर्न्यसेत् ॥ ११३ ॥
māyayā puṭitaṃ kṛtvā kuryādaṃgāni ṣaṭ kramāt | pratyekaṃ śaktipuṭutairmaṃtrārṇairdaśabhirnyaset || 113 ||
প্ৰথমে ‘মায়া’দ্বাৰা পুটিত (মুদ্ৰিত/ৰক্ষিত) কৰি, ক্ৰমে ষড়ঙ্গ-ক্ৰিয়া সম্পন্ন কৰিব লাগে। আৰু প্ৰত্যেক অঙ্গত শক্তি-পুটযুক্ত দহটা মন্ত্রাক্ষৰৰ ন্যাস কৰিব লাগে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-practice is not merely recitation: the sādhaka first establishes protective and empowering ‘seals’ (Māyā and Śakti) and then performs the six aṅga-steps in order, so the rite becomes spiritually effective and safeguarded.
Even when the goal is devotional realization, the Purāṇa emphasizes disciplined ritual supports—nyāsa and aṅga-vidhi—to steady the mind, sanctify the body as a seat of worship, and make devotion focused and potent.
It highlights practical mantra-vidhi (ritual technique): sequential performance (krama), aṅga-prayoga (six auxiliaries), and nyāsa (placement of mantra-syllables), reflecting the text’s technical/śāstra-oriented instruction characteristic of Book 1.3.