Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
तज्जप्तभस्मलिप्तांगो भुक्त्वा तन्मंत्रितं पयः । योद्धुं गच्छेच्च यो मंत्री शस्त्रसंघैंर्न बाध्यते ॥ २३ ॥
tajjaptabhasmaliptāṃgo bhuktvā tanmaṃtritaṃ payaḥ | yoddhuṃ gacchecca yo maṃtrī śastrasaṃghaiṃrna bādhyate || 23 ||
Seorang pelaku mantra yang melumuri tubuhnya dengan abu yang telah diberkati oleh japa itu, lalu meminum susu yang disucikan dengan mantra yang sama, bila maju ke medan perang, tidak ditaklukkan oleh hujan senjata.
Narada (teaching a technical mantra-rite within the Vedanga/ritual instructions)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents mantra as a protective spiritual technology: japa empowers substances (ash and milk), and disciplined ritual use is said to generate rakṣā (spiritual protection) even in dangerous worldly situations.
While primarily a technical rite, it assumes reverent reliance on mantra (received and used with faith and purity). That attitude—trust in sacred sound and divine protection—supports a bhakti-oriented worldview even when the goal here is practical safety.
Mantra-prayoga and ritual procedure: empowering materials through japa, applying bhasma, and consecrating a drink (mantrita payaḥ). This aligns with applied Vedic ritual knowledge (kalpa-type practice) within the text’s technical sciences section.