Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
षडक्षरो हृदंतश्चेद्भवेदष्टाक्षरो मनुः । अन्येऽपि मंत्रा देवर्षे सन्ति तंत्रे गणेशितुः ॥ ९१ ॥
ṣaḍakṣaro hṛdaṃtaścedbhavedaṣṭākṣaro manuḥ | anye'pi maṃtrā devarṣe santi taṃtre gaṇeśituḥ || 91 ||
Si le mantra de six syllabes se conclut par la syllabe-graine ‘hṛd’, il devient un mantra de huit syllabes. Et, ô sage divin, il existe aussi d’autres mantras dans le tantra de Gaṇeśa.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights mantra-śāstra precision: a mantra’s potency and classification can change by adding a specific concluding seed (here ‘hṛd’), showing disciplined, rule-based upāsanā rather than casual recitation.
It implies that devotion is supported by correct method—bhakti expressed through properly formed mantras and sanctioned tantric procedures, especially in Gaṇeśa-upāsanā.
Mantra-structure and phonetic/syllabic accounting (akṣara-gaṇanā) used in ritual manuals—an applied, technical aspect aligned with śikṣā/phonetics and ritual science within the Purāṇa’s Vedāṅga-oriented section.