Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
अष्टादशार्णो मंत्रोऽयं सुनिरीश्वरसंज्ञकः । छंदोऽनुष्टुप्देवता तु हनुमान्पवनात्मजः ॥ १०७ ॥
aṣṭādaśārṇo maṃtro'yaṃ sunirīśvarasaṃjñakaḥ | chaṃdo'nuṣṭupdevatā tu hanumānpavanātmajaḥ || 107 ||
Dies ist ein achtzehnsilbiges Mantra, bekannt unter dem Namen „Sunirīśvara“. Sein Versmaß (chandas) ist Anuṣṭubh, und die leitende Gottheit (devatā) ist Hanumān, der Sohn Pavanas, des Windgottes.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on mantra-lakṣaṇa: chandas and devatā)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It codifies key mantra-lakṣaṇas—syllable-count, chandas, and devatā—showing that correct spiritual practice in the Purāṇa tradition includes precise technical identification, here centering devotion on Hanumān as the presiding power of the mantra.
By explicitly naming Hanumān as the devatā, the verse directs the practitioner’s bhakti (faith, remembrance, and surrender) toward Hanumān, framing mantra-recitation as a devotional act anchored in a personal deity.
Chandas (Vedic metre) is highlighted: the mantra is in Anuṣṭubh, and the verse also gives a practical mantra metric detail (eighteen syllables), both essential for correct recitation and ritual application.