Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
शस्क्षतं व्रणस्फोटो लूतास्फोटोऽपि भस्मना । त्रिर्जप्तेन च संस्पृष्टाः शुष्यंत्येव न संशयः ॥ २४ ॥
śaskṣataṃ vraṇasphoṭo lūtāsphoṭo'pi bhasmanā | trirjaptena ca saṃspṛṣṭāḥ śuṣyaṃtyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 24 ||
切り傷、腫れ上がる創、さらには蜘蛛に噛まれて生じた腫れでさえ、真言を三度誦して加持した灰で触れれば、必ず乾いて癒える。疑いはない。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a prayoga where mantra-japa empowers a simple substance (bhasma/ash), showing the Purana’s teaching that disciplined recitation and ritual application can channel sacred potency into practical results.
While primarily technical, it implies that faith and steadiness in japa (a devotional discipline) make the remedy effective—linking practical welfare to reverent reliance on mantra.
It highlights mantra-prayoga and ritual procedure (japa count and application method), a technical tradition aligned with Vedanga-style applied knowledge used in rites and remedial practices.