Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
हुत्वा सप्तदिनं मन्त्री सेनामिष्टां महीपतेः । प्रस्थापयेच्छुभे लग्ने परराष्ट्रजयेच्छया ॥ ७४ ॥
hutvā saptadinaṃ mantrī senāmiṣṭāṃ mahīpateḥ | prasthāpayecchubhe lagne pararāṣṭrajayecchayā || 74 ||
បន្ទាប់ពីធ្វើហោមរយៈពេលប្រាំពីរថ្ងៃ មន្ត្រីរបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ គួរបញ្ជូនកងទ័ពដែលព្រះអង្គពេញចិត្ត ឲ្យចេញដំណើរ នៅវេលាល្អប្រសើរ ដោយបំណងឈ្នះដែនដីសត្រូវ។
Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/technical instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links royal action to dharmic procedure: purification through a seven-day homa and alignment with auspicious time (śubha lagna), showing that success is sought through rite, restraint, and cosmic order rather than mere force.
While primarily technical (Vedanga/Jyotiṣa), it implies reliance on sacred rites and mantra-centered worship before undertaking major acts—an attitude of surrender to divine order that complements Vishnu-bhakti in practice.
Jyotiṣa (muhūrta/electional timing) is explicit in “śubhe lagne,” and Kalpa-style ritual procedure is implied by the prescribed seven-day homa before dispatching the army.