Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
सनत्कुमार उवाच । अथोच्यंते हनुमतो मंत्राः सर्वेष्टदायकाः । यान्समाराध्य विप्रेंद्र तत्तुल्याचरणा नराः ॥ १ ॥
sanatkumāra uvāca | athocyaṃte hanumato maṃtrāḥ sarveṣṭadāyakāḥ | yānsamārādhya vipreṃdra tattulyācaraṇā narāḥ || 1 ||
Sanatkumāra sprach: Nun werden die Mantras Hanumans verkündet, die jedes ersehnte Ziel gewähren. O Bester der Brāhmaṇas, wer sie in rechter Weise verehrt und besänftigt, dem wird ein Wandel zuteil, der dem seinen gleicht.
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It introduces Hanumān-mantras as a complete sādhana that fulfills legitimate desires while transforming the practitioner’s character toward Hanumān-like discipline, devotion, and strength.
Bhakti is presented as active propitiation (samārādhana) of Hanumān through mantra—devotion that not only grants results but also reshapes one’s conduct to mirror the ideal devotee.
The verse signals a technical, practice-focused section on mantra-upāsanā—how specific mantras are taught for defined results (phala) and for cultivating sādhaka-ācāra (right discipline and conduct).