Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
त्रिपदा हरिजा पूर्वमुखी ब्रह्मास्त्रसंज्ञिका । चतुर्विशतितत्त्वाढ्या पातु प्राचीं दिशं मम ॥ १४२ ॥
tripadā harijā pūrvamukhī brahmāstrasaṃjñikā | caturviśatitattvāḍhyā pātu prācīṃ diśaṃ mama || 142 ||
ഹരിജന്യമായ ത്രിപദാ ശക്തി, കിഴക്കോട്ടു മുഖമുള്ള ‘ബ്രഹ്മാസ്ത്ര’ എന്ന നാമധേയമുള്ളത്, ഇരുപത്തിനാലു തത്ത്വങ്ങളാൽ സമൃദ്ധമായി എന്റെ കിഴക്കുദിശയെ കാക്കട്ടെ.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It invokes a Viṣṇu-born protective śakti—identified as “Brahmāstra”—to guard the eastern quarter, showing how mantra is used for dik-bandhana (directional sealing) grounded in tattva-jñāna.
By attributing protection to “Harijā” (born of Hari), it frames safety and auspiciousness as arising from reliance on Viṣṇu’s power—devotion expressed through mantra-recitation and reverent invocation.
It reflects applied ritual science: directional protection (dik-pālana/dik-bandhana) and technical doctrine via the “twenty-four tattvas,” a structured metaphysical enumeration used to support precise mantra practice.