Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 176
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
त्रैलोक्यमोहनायांते विद्महे पदमीरयेत् । स्मराय धीमहीत्युक्त्वा तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् ॥ १७६ ॥
trailokyamohanāyāṃte vidmahe padamīrayet | smarāya dhīmahītyuktvā tanno viṣṇuḥ pracodayāt || 176 ||
Man spreche die Formel: „Wir erkennen Dich als die Betörerin der drei Welten (vidmahe); wir meditieren über Kāma, das Verlangen (dhīmahi); möge jener Viṣṇu uns antreiben und erleuchten (pracodayāt).“
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Mantra-vidhi sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a Gayatri-style prayer formula: knowing (vidmahe), meditating (dhīmahi), and seeking divine propulsion (pracodayāt). Even when desire (Smara) and worldly enchantment are referenced, the final refuge and inspirer is Viṣṇu, indicating regulation and sublimation of impulses through a higher divine principle.
Bhakti appears through the concluding dependence on Viṣṇu—“may Viṣṇu impel us”—making the practice not merely technical recitation but a devotional act where the fruit of the mantra is entrusted to Viṣṇu’s guidance.
It highlights mantra-prayoga: the instruction “padam īrayet” (one should utter the mantra-pada correctly), reflecting Vedanga concerns such as śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and vyākaraṇa (correct form), in a ritual-recitation context.