Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
संस्पृशन् दक्षिणं बाहुं शरभस्य मनुं जपेत् । प्रणवो हृच्छिवायेति महते शरभाय च ॥ ११२ ॥
saṃspṛśan dakṣiṇaṃ bāhuṃ śarabhasya manuṃ japet | praṇavo hṛcchivāyeti mahate śarabhāya ca || 112 ||
En touchant le bras droit, on doit répéter le mantra de Śarabha : commençant par le Praṇava « Oṃ », suivi de « hṛt-śivāya », et s’achevant par « au grand Śarabha ».
Sage Nārada (teaching mantra-vidhi within a technical/ritual instruction section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined mantra-practice: combining bodily focus (touching the right arm) with a structured mantra (Oṃ + hṛcchivāya + “mahate śarabhāya”), aligning attention, speech, and intention in japa.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent repetition and salutation—addressing the deity as “great Śarabha”—where devotion becomes steady through prescribed remembrance (japa) and mindful ritual gesture.
It reflects mantra-vidhi and prayoga (applied ritual procedure): how to place attention on a limb while chanting, and how to frame a mantra with the Praṇava—typical of technical instruction allied to Śikṣā (recitation) and Kalpa-style ritual method.