Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
ध्यात्वा देवं ततो मंत्रं पठित्वांते क्षिपेज्जजलम् । गोविंदाढ्यो हली सेंदुश्चामुंडाबीजमीरितम् ॥ ९३ ॥
dhyātvā devaṃ tato maṃtraṃ paṭhitvāṃte kṣipejjajalam | goviṃdāḍhyo halī seṃduścāmuṃḍābījamīritam || 93 ||
ದೇವನನ್ನು ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸಿ ನಂತರ ಮಂತ್ರವನ್ನು ಪಠಿಸಿ, ಅಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಜಲವನ್ನು ಛಿಟಕಿಸಬೇಕು. ಈ ಮಂತ್ರವು ‘ಗೋವಿಂದ’ ನಾಮಸಂಪನ್ನ, ‘ಹಲೀ’ಯುಕ್ತ, ‘ಇಂದು’ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಹಾಗೂ ಚಾಮುಂಡಾ-ಬೀಜಸಹಿತವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ।
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context, within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner worship (dhyāna) with precise mantra-prayoga: meditate, recite correctly, and seal the rite with water-sprinkling, showing that devotion and ritual exactness work together.
By foregrounding meditation on the deity and invoking “Govinda,” it frames mantra practice as God-centered remembrance, not mere sound—bhakti is expressed through focused dhyāna and disciplined japa.
It reflects technical mantra-vidhi: use of mantra-elements (names/epithets, bīja like Cāmuṇḍā-bīja) and the procedural closure of a rite with water sprinkling (prokṣaṇa), a key ritual detail.