Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
अंत्यमंत्थमनंगश्च नवार्णः कीर्तितो मनुः । जप्तोऽयं शतधा शापं बालाया विनिवर्तयेत् ॥ ४६ ॥
aṃtyamaṃtthamanaṃgaśca navārṇaḥ kīrtito manuḥ | japto'yaṃ śatadhā śāpaṃ bālāyā vinivartayet || 46 ||
Verkündet ist das neunsilbige Mantra, beginnend mit „antya“, „manttha“ und „anaṅga“. Hundertfach gejapa, wendet es den Fluch ab, der das junge Mädchen bedrängt.
Narada (teaching mantra-prayoga within Vedanga/ritual-technical instruction, traditionally to the Sanatkumara brothers in this section’s dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a specific mantra-prayoga: a nine-syllabled mantra whose disciplined repetition (100 japa) is said to neutralize a harmful śāpa (curse), showing the Purana’s applied, remedial side of dharma and mantra-śāstra.
Though technical in tone, it implies bhakti through faithful japa—steady repetition with trust in mantra-śakti—where sincerity and disciplined practice become the means of relief and protection.
It highlights mantra-prayoga methodology: identifying a navārṇa-mantra and prescribing a precise repetition count (śata-japa) as a remedial rite—an applied ritual/technical instruction aligned with Vedanga-style practice.