Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
सुषेणं द्विविदं मैंदं लोकपालस्ततोऽर्चयेत् । वज्राद्यानपि संपूज्य सिद्धश्चैवं मनुर्भवेत् ॥ १६ ॥
suṣeṇaṃ dvividaṃ maiṃdaṃ lokapālastato'rcayet | vajrādyānapi saṃpūjya siddhaścaivaṃ manurbhavet || 16 ||
ನಂತರ ಸುಷೇಣ, ದ್ವಿವಿದ, ಮೈಂದ ಹಾಗೂ ಲೋಕಪಾಲರನ್ನು ಅರ್ಚಿಸಬೇಕು. ವಜ್ರಾದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸಹ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ ಪೂಜಿಸಿದರೆ, ಈ ರೀತಿಯಾಗಿ ಸಾಧಕನು ಸಿದ್ಧನಾಗಿ ಮನುಪದವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Narada (teaching a technical/ritual procedure within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames a graded worship sequence—honoring the Lokapālas and allied beings—to culminate in siddhi (spiritual accomplishment), symbolically described as attaining the stature of a Manu (a perfected, authoritative progenitor).
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined pūjā: reverent, complete worship (saṁpūjya) of cosmic guardians and associated powers, showing devotion through precise ritual attention rather than sentiment alone.
It highlights applied ritual science—structured deity-invocation and worship order connected to directional guardians (a common technical framework used alongside mantra-prayoga and mandala/dik-orientation in Vedic practice).