Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
तारादिहृदयांतः स्यात्काम आह्लादिनीमनुः । तथा त्रयाणां बीजानां दीपनैर्मनुभिस्त्रिभिः ॥ ४८ ॥
tārādihṛdayāṃtaḥ syātkāma āhlādinīmanuḥ | tathā trayāṇāṃ bījānāṃ dīpanairmanubhistribhiḥ || 48 ||
ഹൃദയമന്ത്രത്തിൽ ‘താരാ’ (ഓം) അക്ഷരത്തിൽ ആരംഭിച്ച് ആനന്ദദായിനിയായ ‘കാമ’-മന്ത്രം സ്ഥാപിക്കണം. അതുപോലെ മൂന്നു ബീജാക്ഷരങ്ങളെ ജ്വലിപ്പിച്ച് ദീപ്തമാക്കുന്ന മൂന്നു ‘ദീപന’ മന്ത്രങ്ങളും ഉണ്ട്.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga/mantra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that mantras are not merely recited but carefully installed (especially in the ‘heart’ position) and then awakened; the verse highlights inner consecration and energizing of bīja-mantras as part of effective upāsanā.
By emphasizing heart-centered placement and enlivening of sacred syllables, it frames devotion as inward absorption (hṛdaya-sthāpanā) where the practitioner’s consciousness becomes a vessel for the deity’s mantra-power.
It points to practical mantra-prayoga used in ritual and meditation—nyāsa-like placement (hṛdaya) and ‘dīpana’ (activation) procedures for bīja syllables, a technical aspect aligned with applied ritual science.