Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
ऋषिर्ब्रह्मास्य निर्दिष्टश्छंदोऽनुष्टुबुदाहृतम् । देवता स्याद्धयग्रीवो वागैश्वर्यप्रदो विभुः ॥ ३४ ॥
ṛṣirbrahmāsya nirdiṣṭaśchaṃdo'nuṣṭubudāhṛtam | devatā syāddhayagrīvo vāgaiśvaryaprado vibhuḥ || 34 ||
Für dieses (Mantra) wird Brahmā als ṛṣi (Seher) bestimmt, und das Versmaß wird als Anuṣṭubh bezeichnet. Die waltende Gottheit ist Hayagrīva—der allgegenwärtige Herr—der Herrschaft und Souveränität der Rede verleiht.
Narada (teaching in a technical Vedāṅga-style register; within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame of Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It gives the traditional mantra-anukramaṇikā markers—ṛṣi, chandas, and devatā—showing that mantra practice should be aligned with its seer, metre, and presiding deity; here, Hayagrīva is invoked as the divine source of sacred learning and empowered speech.
By naming Hayagrīva as the devatā who grants vāg-aiśvarya, it directs devotion toward a specific Viṣṇu-form associated with knowledge, making bhakti a disciplined practice where worship yields inner refinement—clarity, truthfulness, and spiritual eloquence.
Chandas and mantra-vidhi: the verse explicitly states the Anuṣṭubh metre and assigns ṛṣi/devatā, reflecting the practical rule that japa and recitation are performed with correct metrical awareness and proper deity-identification.