Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
संवर्तकश्चन्द्र मौलिर्मनुर्वह्निविभूषितः । एकाक्षरः स्मृतो मन्त्रो भजतां सुरपादपः ॥ २ ॥
saṃvartakaścandra maulirmanurvahnivibhūṣitaḥ | ekākṣaraḥ smṛto mantro bhajatāṃ surapādapaḥ || 2 ||
ಅವನು ಸಂವರ್ತಕ, ಚಂದ್ರಮೌಳಿ, ಅಗ್ನಿವಿಭೂಷಿತ ಮನು. ಭಜಿಸುವವರಿಗೆ ಅವನು ಏಕಾಕ್ಷರ ಮಂತ್ರವಾಗಿಯೂ, ದೇವ-ಕಲ್ಪವೃಕ್ಷದಂತೆ ವರದಾತನಾಗಿಯೂ ಸ್ಮರಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾನೆ।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents the deity as simultaneously many sacred identities and as the essence-mantra itself, teaching that remembrance (smaraṇa) and devotion (bhajana) grant boon-like fulfillment, like the kalpavṛkṣa.
By saying “for those who worship,” it frames the divine as accessible through bhajana and mantra-japa: the devotee’s focused remembrance of the one-syllable mantra is portrayed as spiritually fruitful and protective.
Mantra-vidyā is implied: the verse emphasizes the power of concise mantra (ekākṣara) and the discipline of remembrance/japa—an applied aspect of Vedic ritual practice connected with correct recitation and sacred formula usage.