Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
जुहुयादयुतं विल्वैर्महाधनपतिर्भवेत् । नारायणस्य मन्त्रोऽयं सर्वमंत्रोत्तमोत्तमः ॥ ६९ ॥
juhuyādayutaṃ vilvairmahādhanapatirbhavet | nārāyaṇasya mantro'yaṃ sarvamaṃtrottamottamaḥ || 69 ||
Bila mempersembahkan sepuluh ribu oblation dengan daun bilva, ia menjadi tuan besar kekayaan. Mantra Nārāyaṇa ini adalah yang paling unggul di antara semua mantra.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates Nārāyaṇa’s mantra as the supreme mantra and links disciplined homa (with a specific count and offering) to tangible prosperity, portraying wealth as a fruit of devotion-supported ritual order.
Bhakti is expressed here as mantra-centered worship of Nārāyaṇa, where reverence for the deity’s name/mantra is primary and ritual action (homa with bilva) becomes a devoted offering rather than mere technique.
Ritual precision—homa procedure and quantified oblation count (ayuta = 10,000)—reflects kalpa-style discipline and mantra-priority, characteristic of technical/vidhi-oriented Narada Purana passages.