Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
हृदयांतो महामंत्रराजोऽयं द्वादशाक्षरः । रामचन्द्रो मुनिश्चास्य जगतीछंद ईरितम् ॥ ५ ॥
hṛdayāṃto mahāmaṃtrarājo'yaṃ dvādaśākṣaraḥ | rāmacandro muniścāsya jagatīchaṃda īritam || 5 ||
Este es el “Rey de los Grandes Mantras”, que concluye con la palabra «hṛdaya» y es un mantra de doce sílabas. Su vidente (ṛṣi) es Rāmacandra, y su metro (chandas) se declara Jagatī.
Narada (teaching in a technical, Vedanga-style manner within the Narada Purana’s dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It establishes the mantra’s formal identity—its syllable-count, its ṛṣi, and its chandas—so the practitioner approaches the mantra with proper Vedic authorization (mantra-lakṣaṇa) and disciplined japa.
By calling it the “king of great mantras,” the verse elevates mantra-japa as a primary bhakti-sādhana, where correct remembrance of the mantra’s tradition (ṛṣi–chandas) supports steady devotion and focused heart-centered worship.
Chandas (a Vedanga) is explicitly applied: the metre is Jagatī, and the verse also notes mantra-structure (dvādaśākṣara), both used in correct recitation, japa rhythm, and ritual viniyoga.