Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
द्वितीयादिनवांतेषु बीजयोः स्याद्व्यतिक्रमः । मंत्रे तु दशमे वर्णा नववर्मास्त्रमध्यगाः ॥ ४२ ॥
dvitīyādinavāṃteṣu bījayoḥ syādvyatikramaḥ | maṃtre tu daśame varṇā navavarmāstramadhyagāḥ || 42 ||
दूसरे से नौवें स्थान तक दोनों बीजों का परस्पर व्यतिक्रम (अदला-बदली) हो। पर मन्त्र के दसवें स्थान में अक्षर ऐसे विन्यस्त हों कि नव-वर्म (नौ कवच) हों और बीच में ‘अस्त्र’ स्थित रहे॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a precise mantra-vidhi: correct placement and interchange of bīja-syllables and the protective nava-varman arrangement, emphasizing that spiritual efficacy depends on disciplined, rule-based mantra construction.
Though technical, it supports bhakti practice by prescribing how a devotee safeguards worship through mantra-protection (varman) and disciplined recitation, ensuring the ritual container for devotion is properly established.
Śikṣā/mantra-śāstra practice: positional arrangement of syllables (varṇa-nyāsa), bīja manipulation (vyatikrama), and the protective ‘astra’ centering within nava-varman for ritual application.