Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
ऋषिर्ब्रह्मास्य निर्दिष्टश्छंदोऽनुष्टुबुदाहृतम् । देवता स्याद्धयग्रीवो वागैश्वर्यप्रदो विभुः ॥ ३४ ॥
ṛṣirbrahmāsya nirdiṣṭaśchaṃdo'nuṣṭubudāhṛtam | devatā syāddhayagrīvo vāgaiśvaryaprado vibhuḥ || 34 ||
ഈ മന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ ഋഷിയായി ബ്രഹ്മാവിനെ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നു; ഛന്ദസ് അനുഷ്ടുപ് എന്നു പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. ദേവത സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ ഹയഗ്രീവൻ; വാക്കിന്റെ ഐശ്വര്യവും അധിപത്യവും നൽകുന്നവൻ।
Narada (teaching in a technical Vedāṅga-style register; within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame of Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It gives the traditional mantra-anukramaṇikā markers—ṛṣi, chandas, and devatā—showing that mantra practice should be aligned with its seer, metre, and presiding deity; here, Hayagrīva is invoked as the divine source of sacred learning and empowered speech.
By naming Hayagrīva as the devatā who grants vāg-aiśvarya, it directs devotion toward a specific Viṣṇu-form associated with knowledge, making bhakti a disciplined practice where worship yields inner refinement—clarity, truthfulness, and spiritual eloquence.
Chandas and mantra-vidhi: the verse explicitly states the Anuṣṭubh metre and assigns ṛṣi/devatā, reflecting the practical rule that japa and recitation are performed with correct metrical awareness and proper deity-identification.