Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
तुरंगवदनं वंदे तुंगसारस्वतः पदम् । ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेन्मंत्रमयुतं तद्दशांशतः ॥ ३६ ॥
turaṃgavadanaṃ vaṃde tuṃgasārasvataḥ padam | dhyātvaivaṃ prajapenmaṃtramayutaṃ taddaśāṃśataḥ || 36 ||
Je me prosterne devant l’auguste Sārasvata, la divinité au visage semblable à celui d’un cheval. Après avoir médité ainsi, qu’on récite le mantra dix mille fois, puis qu’on accomplisse le rite prescrit à hauteur d’un dixième, comme offrande finale.
Narada (teaching within a technical/vidyā-oriented context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined mantra-sādhana: reverence (vandana), meditation (dhyāna), a fixed japa-count (ayuta), and a completion measure (daśāṃśa), presenting a structured way to stabilize speech, learning, and sacred knowledge.
Bhakti appears as reverent worship—bowing to the Sārasvata deity and meditating on the form—then expressing devotion through steady, counted japa, showing devotion as both feeling and regulated practice.
It highlights the technical discipline of mantra-japa procedure—fixed counts and the daśāṃśa (one-tenth) completion rite—typical of Vedāṅga-aligned ritual method and prayoga-style instruction.