Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
महागणपतिं देवं प्रत्यक्षमिह पश्यति । वाणिबीजेन संयुक्तं षण्मासं योजयेन्नरः ॥ ६२ ॥
mahāgaṇapatiṃ devaṃ pratyakṣamiha paśyati | vāṇibījena saṃyuktaṃ ṣaṇmāsaṃ yojayennaraḥ || 62 ||
Ici même, en cette vie, il contemple directement le dieu Mahāgaṇapati. Qu’un homme le pratique durant six mois, conjointement au bīja-mantra de Vāṇī (la Parole/Sarasvatī).
Sage Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/vidyā-mantra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a siddhi-lakṣaṇa (sign of attainment): sustained mantra-prayoga can culminate in pratyakṣa-darśana—direct experiential vision—of Mahāgaṇapati, emphasizing verifiable spiritual fruition within embodied life.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined devotion through mantra and time-bound practice; the promised “seeing directly” frames devotion not as mere belief but as steady upāsanā leading to intimacy with the chosen deity.
It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied ritual/mantric procedure) and the technical use of a bīja (seed syllable) associated with Vāṇī, implying careful attention to correct recitation and disciplined duration—features aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and kalpa (ritual procedure).