Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
ध्यात्वा देवं ततो मंत्रं पठित्वांते क्षिपेज्जजलम् । गोविंदाढ्यो हली सेंदुश्चामुंडाबीजमीरितम् ॥ ९३ ॥
dhyātvā devaṃ tato maṃtraṃ paṭhitvāṃte kṣipejjajalam | goviṃdāḍhyo halī seṃduścāmuṃḍābījamīritam || 93 ||
Nachdem man über die Gottheit meditiert hat, soll man sodann das Mantra rezitieren; und am Ende soll man Wasser sprengen (oder ausgießen). Es heißt, (das Mantra) sei mit dem Namen „Govinda“ geschmückt, enthalte „Halī“, sei mit „Indu“ verbunden und trage die Keimsilbe (bīja) der Cāmuṇḍā in sich.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context, within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner worship (dhyāna) with precise mantra-prayoga: meditate, recite correctly, and seal the rite with water-sprinkling, showing that devotion and ritual exactness work together.
By foregrounding meditation on the deity and invoking “Govinda,” it frames mantra practice as God-centered remembrance, not mere sound—bhakti is expressed through focused dhyāna and disciplined japa.
It reflects technical mantra-vidhi: use of mantra-elements (names/epithets, bīja like Cāmuṇḍā-bīja) and the procedural closure of a rite with water sprinkling (prokṣaṇa), a key ritual detail.