Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
ऋषी ह्यघोरब्रह्माणौ तथा त्रिष्टुबनुष्टुभौ । छन्दसी च तथा घोरनृसिंहो देवता मतः ॥ १४० ॥
ṛṣī hyaghorabrahmāṇau tathā triṣṭubanuṣṭubhau | chandasī ca tathā ghoranṛsiṃho devatā mataḥ || 140 ||
ഈ മന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ ഋഷികൾ അഘോരനും ബ്രഹ്മാവും; ഛന്ദസ്സുകൾ ത്രിഷ്ടുഭും അനുഷ്ടുഭും; ദേവതയായി ഘോര നൃസിംഹനെയാണ് കരുതുന്നത്।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It formalizes mantra-usage by naming the mantra’s ṛṣi, chandas, and devatā—showing that correct Vedic application joins lineage (ṛṣi), sound-structure (metre), and the intended divine focus (fierce Narasiṃha).
By declaring Narasiṃha as the devatā, it channels devotion toward a specific form of Viṣṇu whose protective, fear-destroying power is invoked through properly framed mantra-recitation.
Vedāṅga Chandas: it identifies Triṣṭubh and Anuṣṭubh as the applicable metres, a key ritual detail used to preserve correct recitation and mantra efficacy.