Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
बीजं जययुगं पश्चान्नृसिंहेत्यष्टवर्णवान् । ऋषिः प्रजापतिश्चास्यानुष्टुप्छन्द उदाहृतम् ॥ १४२ ॥
bījaṃ jayayugaṃ paścānnṛsiṃhetyaṣṭavarṇavān | ṛṣiḥ prajāpatiścāsyānuṣṭupchanda udāhṛtam || 142 ||
ഇതിന്റേ ബീജം ‘ജയയുഗം’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു; തുടർന്ന് ‘നൃസിംഹ’ എന്ന അഷ്ടവർണ്ണ പദം വരുന്നു. ഇതിന്റെ ഋഷി പ്രജാപതി; ഛന്ദസ് അനുഷ്ടുഭ എന്നു പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on mantra-vidya/Vedanga-style classification)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It gives the technical identifiers of a Narasiṁha-related mantra—its bīja, ṛṣi, and chandas—showing that effective japa and ritual use in the Purāṇic/Vedāṅga framework requires knowing a mantra’s formal structure, not only its devotional intent.
By centering the mantra on “Nṛsiṁha,” it supports Viṣṇu-bhakti through a specific divine name/form, while also indicating that devotion is strengthened when practiced with correct mantra-knowledge (bīja, metre, and seer).
Chandas (Vedic prosody) and mantra-lakṣaṇa: the verse explicitly names the Anuṣṭubh metre and the ṛṣi (Prajāpati), which are standard technical details used in mantra recitation and ritual procedure.