Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
ध्यात्वा त्रैविक्रमं रूपं जपेन्मंत्रं समाहितः । कारागृहाद्भवन्मुक्तो बद्धो मंत्रप्रभावतः ॥ १८ ॥
dhyātvā traivikramaṃ rūpaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ samāhitaḥ | kārāgṛhādbhavanmukto baddho maṃtraprabhāvataḥ || 18 ||
Habiendo meditado en la forma de Trivikrama (el de los tres pasos), debe uno, con mente recogida, recitar el mantra; por el poder del mantra, aun el que está atado queda libre de la prisión.
Narada (teaching within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that focused meditation on Vishnu as Trivikrama, joined with disciplined mantra-japa, has the power to remove bondage—symbolically inner limitations and, as stated, even literal imprisonment.
Bhakti here is expressed as dhyāna (loving contemplation of Vishnu’s form) and japa (devotional repetition). The verse emphasizes samāhita-citta—steadfast attention—as the devotional condition that makes practice effective.
It highlights the applied discipline of mantra-japa with mental concentration (samādhāna), a practical ritual-technical principle used across Vedic practice for producing intended results (phala) through correct, focused recitation.