Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
दधतं च करैर्दंष्ट्राग्रलसद्धरणिं स्मरेत् । एवं ध्यात्वा जपेल्लक्षं दशांशं सरसीरुहैः ॥ ११५ ॥
dadhataṃ ca karairdaṃṣṭrāgralasaddharaṇiṃ smaret | evaṃ dhyātvā japellakṣaṃ daśāṃśaṃ sarasīruhaiḥ || 115 ||
Qu’on se souvienne en méditation de Lui tenant la terre dans ses mains, la terre étincelant au bout de ses défenses. Après une telle contemplation, qu’on récite le mantra cent mille fois (un lakh) et qu’on en offre le dixième en oblation avec des fleurs de lotus.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches a complete sādhanā sequence—dhyāna (visualization of the boar-incarnation uplifting the earth), followed by disciplined mantra-japa, and then a dashāṁśa offering—showing that inner contemplation should culminate in consecrated ritual action.
Bhakti is expressed through vivid remembrance of the Lord’s saving act (protecting and uplifting the Earth) and through steady repetition of the mantra, with lotus offerings as a devotional completion of the practice.
It reflects technical ritual discipline—fixed japa counts (lakṣa) and the dashāṁśa rule for concluding offerings—typical of applied kalpa-style procedure used in mantra-sādhanā and homa-related observances.