Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
जप्त्वा चाष्टशतं युद्धे ह्यपमृत्युं जयत्यसौ । पञ्चविंशतिधा जप्त्वा नित्यं प्रातः पिबेज्जलम् ॥ ६५ ॥
japtvā cāṣṭaśataṃ yuddhe hyapamṛtyuṃ jayatyasau | pañcaviṃśatidhā japtvā nityaṃ prātaḥ pibejjalam || 65 ||
Indem er es im Kampf hundertachtmal rezitiert, besiegt er wahrlich den apamṛtyu, den vorzeitigen Tod. Und nachdem er es fünfundzwanzigmal rezitiert hat, soll er täglich am Morgen Wasser trinken.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents japa as a protective sadhana: specific recitation-counts are prescribed to avert apamṛtyu (untimely death) and to sanctify daily conduct through a disciplined morning practice.
Though framed as a technical instruction, it implies bhakti in practice: repeated remembrance through japa, performed with faith and regularity, becomes a lived devotion that protects and steadies the practitioner.
It highlights ritual discipline and prayoga-style precision—fixed japa-saṅkhyā (108 and 25) and a morning anushthana (drinking water after japa), reflecting procedural knowledge typical of technical sections of the Purana.