Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 167
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
ध्यायन् लक्षं जपेन्मंत्री अब्जैर्हुत्वा दशांशतः । ईप्सितां लभते कन्यां शीग्रमेव न संशयः ॥ १६७ ॥
dhyāyan lakṣaṃ japenmaṃtrī abjairhutvā daśāṃśataḥ | īpsitāṃ labhate kanyāṃ śīgrameva na saṃśayaḥ || 167 ||
In Meditation über die Gottheit und das Mantra soll der Mantra-Übende das Mantra ein Lakṣa (hunderttausend) Mal wiederholen; und, indem er Lotosblüten in der Zahl eines Zehntels davon ins Feuer opfert, erlangt er rasch die gewünschte Jungfrau—ohne Zweifel.
Narada (instructional passage within a technical/ritual teaching section; traditionally in dialogue flow associated with Sanatkumara instruction to Narada across this unit)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a standard mantra-sādhana structure—visualization (dhyāna), fixed-count repetition (lakṣa-japa), and a concluding fire-offering (homa) as a tenth (daśāṃśa)—showing how disciplined ritual completeness is believed to yield specific, tangible results.
Bhakti is implicit through dhyāna and sustained japa, where the practitioner keeps the chosen deity/mantra continually in mind; the verse frames devotion as focused practice that culminates in an offering (homa) as an act of reverent completion.
It highlights prayoga-style ritual accounting: the lakṣa (100,000) japa count and the daśāṃśa rule for homa offerings, reflecting technical knowledge used in mantra-prayoga and śrauta/smārta-aligned procedural discipline.