Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 147
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
अप्रतिहतवर्णांते बलाय प्रहतेति च । शासनांते तथा हुं फट् स्वाहास्त्रमनुरीरितः ॥ १४७ ॥
apratihatavarṇāṃte balāya prahateti ca | śāsanāṃte tathā huṃ phaṭ svāhāstramanurīritaḥ || 147 ||
Pada akhir suku kata mantra tambahkan “apratihata—tak terhalangi”; juga ucapkan “balāya—demi kekuatan” dan “prahata—hantam!”. Pada akhir perintah, ucapkan pula “huṃ”, “phaṭ”, dan “svāhā”; demikianlah astramantra (mantra senjata) dinyatakan.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual instruction sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It codifies a protective “weapon-mantra” structure—showing how specific power-terms and bīja/exclamatory endings are appended to make a mantra ritually effective and spiritually ‘irresistible’ (apratihata) for safeguarding and removing obstacles.
Indirectly: it supports bhakti-practice by prescribing ritual safeguards (astra-mantra) that protect a sādhaka’s worship and japa from hindrances, aligning technical mantra-vidhi with devotional discipline.
Mantra-śāstra style application tied to Vedāṅga concerns of correct verbal formulation—how endings and prescribed utterances (huṃ, phaṭ, svāhā) are appended in ritual grammar to produce a specific liturgical function.