Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
षडक्षरो मंत्रराजो मुनिरस्य भृगुर्मतः । छंदः पंक्तिस्तु सोमोऽस्य देवता परिकीर्तिता ॥ ५३ ॥
ṣaḍakṣaro maṃtrarājo munirasya bhṛgurmataḥ | chaṃdaḥ paṃktistu somo'sya devatā parikīrtitā || 53 ||
ഈ ഷഡക്ഷര മന്ത്രരാജത്തിന് ഋഷി ഭൃഗുവെന്നു കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു. ഇതിന്റെ ഛന്ദസ് പങ്ക്തി; അധിദേവതയായി സോമനെയാണു പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്നത്.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It gives the mantra-lakṣaṇa (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā) for a six-syllabled “mantra-king,” showing that effective japa and upāsanā are grounded in correct Vedic identification of the mantra’s seer, metre, and presiding deity.
By naming the devatā (Soma) and the authoritative transmission line (Bhṛgu as ṛṣi), it frames devotion as disciplined upāsanā—bhakti expressed through properly oriented mantra-recitation rather than mere sentiment.
Chandas (Vedic prosody) and mantra-śāstra practice: the verse specifies Paṅkti as the metre and identifies the mantra’s ṛṣi and devatā—key details traditionally used for viniyoga and correct ritual/japa procedure.