Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
पंचमं भगचंद्राढ्यावियद्भृगुस्वकाग्नयः । मन्विंद्वाढ्यौ हसौ षष्टं ङेंतः स्याद्धनुमांस्ततः ॥ ४ ॥
paṃcamaṃ bhagacaṃdrāḍhyāviyadbhṛgusvakāgnayaḥ | manviṃdvāḍhyau hasau ṣaṣṭaṃ ṅeṃtaḥ syāddhanumāṃstataḥ || 4 ||
পঞ্চম (সমষ্টি) হলো—‘ভগ’ ও ‘চন্দ্র’যুক্ত, তারপর ‘বিয়ৎ’, ‘ভৃগু’, ‘স্ব’ ও ‘অগ্নি’। ষষ্ঠ হলো—‘মন্বিন’, ‘দ্বাঢ্য’ ও ‘হসু’। এরপর ‘ঙেম্’ অন্তে যে থাকে, তাকেই হনুমান বলা হয়েছে।
Narada (teaching in a technical Vedanga-style enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves a technical, Vedanga-like catalog of sacred name-units and markers, showing that correct knowledge of terms and forms supports accurate mantra-recitation and ritual clarity.
Indirectly: Bhakti is strengthened when worship and japa are performed with correctness; this verse contributes to that correctness by listing and identifying specific sacred name-forms, including Hanumān as a recognized designation.
Vedanga-style technical classification—especially a Vyakarana/Nighantu-like method of grouping name-units and identifying a form by its ending (the “ṅem” ending), useful for precise recitation and textual indexing.