Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
मुनिर्ब्रह्माथ गायत्री छन्दः प्रोक्तोऽस्य देवता । श्रीमाञ्जयनृसिंहस्तु सर्वाभीष्टप्रदायकः ॥ १३१ ॥
munirbrahmātha gāyatrī chandaḥ prokto'sya devatā | śrīmāñjayanṛsiṃhastu sarvābhīṣṭapradāyakaḥ || 131 ||
ഈ മന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ ഋഷി ബ്രഹ്മാവാണ്, ഛന്ദസ് ഗായത്രി, ദേവത ശ്രീമാൻ ജയ-നൃസിംഹൻ—എല്ലാ അഭീഷ്ടവും നൽകുന്നവൻ।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It gives the standard mantra-identification (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā), grounding the practice in Vedic discipline and directing devotion to Jaya-Nṛsiṁha as the deity who fulfills righteous aspirations.
By naming Jaya-Nṛsiṁha as the devatā and “giver of all desired aims,” the verse centers the practitioner’s faith on a personal form of Viṣṇu, encouraging focused remembrance and worship with proper mantra procedure.
Chandas (a Vedāṅga) is explicitly cited: the mantra is in the Gāyatrī metre, along with the ritual convention of stating the mantra’s ṛṣi (seer) and devatā (presiding deity) for correct viniyoga.