Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
दधानं स्वर्णवर्णं च ध्यायेत्कुंडलिनं हरिम् । एवं ध्यात्वा जपेल्लक्षदशांशं चूतपल्लवैः ॥ १७० ॥
dadhānaṃ svarṇavarṇaṃ ca dhyāyetkuṃḍalinaṃ harim | evaṃ dhyātvā japellakṣadaśāṃśaṃ cūtapallavaiḥ || 170 ||
Qu’on médite sur Hari, paré de boucles d’oreilles enroulées et de teinte d’or. L’ayant ainsi contemplé, qu’on accomplisse le japa pour un dixième d’un lakh, avec de tendres feuilles de manguier.
Narada (teaching in a vidhi/technical instruction sequence, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links inner worship (dhyāna of golden Hari) with disciplined practice (a fixed japa count), showing that visualization and repetition together form an effective sādhanā.
Bhakti is expressed through affectionate contemplation of Hari’s form and steady mantra-japa; devotion here is not only emotion but a regulated, repeatable practice.
Ritual procedure and quantification are emphasized—specific meditation iconography, a defined number of repetitions (10,000), and prescribed ritual material (mango leaves), reflecting technical vidhi typical of ancillary Vedic disciplines.