Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101
Devapūjā-krama: Ārghya-saṃskāra, Maṇḍala–Nyāsa, Mudrā-pradarśana, Āvaraṇa-arcana, Homa, Japa, and Kṣamāpaṇa
ततो ऋष्यादिकं स्मृत्वा कृत्वा मूलषडंगकम् । जप्त्वा मंत्रं यथाशक्ति देवतायै निवेदयेत् ॥ १०१ ॥
tato ṛṣyādikaṃ smṛtvā kṛtvā mūlaṣaḍaṃgakam | japtvā maṃtraṃ yathāśakti devatāyai nivedayet || 101 ||
次に、リシ（聖仙）などマントラの諸要目を想起し、根本マントラの六支作法（シャダンガ）を行ったうえで、力の及ぶ限りマントラを誦し、その主宰神に捧げるべきである。
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that mantra practice becomes effective and reverent when done with proper remembrance of its lineage and structure (ṛṣi, etc.), supported by the six ancillary acts, and finally dedicated to the mantra’s presiding deity.
By instructing the practitioner to ‘offer’ the mantra to the deity, it frames japa not as mere technique but as devotional surrender—speech, attention, and effort are presented to the devatā as worship.
It highlights technical mantra-vidhi: recalling mantra-attributes like ṛṣi and related details, performing ṣaḍaṅga (ancillary/nyāsa-type) procedures, and regulating japa ‘according to capacity’—a disciplined, rule-based approach typical of Vedāṅga-informed ritual practice.