Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
वीर्यार्जुनाय माहिष्मतीनाथाय सहस्र च । बाहवे इति वर्णांते सहस्रपदमुच्चरेत् ॥ ८५ ॥
vīryārjunāya māhiṣmatīnāthāya sahasra ca | bāhave iti varṇāṃte sahasrapadamuccaret || 85 ||
Pour Vīryārjuna, seigneur de Māhiṣmatī, qu’on prononce aussi le mot « sahasra » (mille). Et à la fin des syllabes, qu’on récite la formule aux mille mots se terminant par « bāhave ».
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that spiritual efficacy in ritual practice depends on precise, rule-bound recitation—down to the placement of syllables and prescribed concluding words—reflecting the Vedanga concern for correct mantra-prayoga.
Although technical, it supports Bhakti indirectly: devotion is expressed through disciplined worship, where careful utterance and faithful adherence to instruction become offerings of reverence rather than casual speech.
It highlights applied phonetic/grammatical procedure (Śikṣā–Vyākaraṇa style guidance): when and how specific terms (like “sahasra” and the ending “bāhave”) must be appended in a prescribed recitation sequence (varṇānte).