Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
विशल्योषधिशब्दांते समानयन संपठेत् । बालोदित ततो भानुमंडलग्रसनेति च ॥ ८० ॥
viśalyoṣadhiśabdāṃte samānayana saṃpaṭhet | bālodita tato bhānumaṃḍalagrasaneti ca || 80 ||
After appending the words “viśalyā” and “oṣadhi” (the healing herb), one should recite the formula beginning with “samānayana.” Then, at sunrise, one should also recite the formula called “the devouring of the solar orb.”
Narada (teaching a technical prayoga within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a precise mantra-prayoga: correct wording and correct timing (sunrise) are treated as spiritually efficacious, aligning speech (mantra) with cosmic order (the sun’s rising).
Though technical, it reflects bhakti through disciplined sacred recitation—performing prescribed japa with faith and accuracy as a supportive limb (aṅga) of devotional practice.
It highlights mantra-prayoga with attention to phonetic/wording precision (Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa sensitivity) and auspicious timing tied to the sun (Jyotiṣa-style timing at sunrise).