Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
प्रणवस्योपनिषदां द्वादशार्णस्य च द्विज । अष्टाक्षरस्य मंत्रस्य महावाक्यचयस्य च ॥ ८९ ॥
praṇavasyopaniṣadāṃ dvādaśārṇasya ca dvija | aṣṭākṣarasya maṃtrasya mahāvākyacayasya ca || 89 ||
Wahai yang dua kali lahir, ajaran ini mencakup doktrin Upaniṣad tentang Praṇava (Oṁ), mantra dua belas suku kata, mantra delapan suku kata, serta himpunan mahāvākya Weda.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada / a twice-born listener)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to a core Vedāntic-bhakti curriculum: Oṁ (Praṇava), principal Vaiṣṇava mantras (eight- and twelve-syllabled), and the mahāvākyas—showing that realization and devotion are grounded in authoritative Vedic utterances.
By highlighting the aṣṭākṣarī and dvādaśākṣarī mantras—classically used for Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa worship—it indicates bhakti as mantra-centered sādhana supported by Upaniṣadic meaning, not mere sentiment.
Mantra-prayoga depends on correct phonetics and recitation—linking directly to Śikṣā (pronunciation) and Vyākaraṇa (sound/word-forms) for preserving syllable-count (akṣara) and accurate chanting of Praṇava and the mantras.