Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
विरूपाक्षो मुनिश्छंदोगायत्रं देवता कुजः । मंत्रार्णैः षड्भिरंगानि क्रुर्वन्ध्यायेद्धरात्मजम् ॥ ७४ ॥
virūpākṣo muniśchaṃdogāyatraṃ devatā kujaḥ | maṃtrārṇaiḥ ṣaḍbhiraṃgāni krurvandhyāyeddharātmajam || 74 ||
या मंत्राचे ऋषी विरूपाक्ष, छंद गायत्री आणि देवता कुज (मंगळ) आहेत। मंत्रातील सहा अक्षरांनी षडंग-न्यास करून भूमिपुत्र मंगळाचे ध्यान करावे।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Vedanga-linked mantra procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It defines the mantra’s traditional Vedic identifiers—ṛṣi, chandas, and devatā—and links them to disciplined practice (aṅga-nyāsa and dhyāna), showing that graha-upāsanā is to be done through mantra-science, not mere wish or fear.
Bhakti here takes the form of focused dhyāna and reverent mantra-application: by consecrating the body through nyāsa and then meditating on Kuja as Dharātmaja, devotion becomes orderly, attentive, and inwardly transformative.
It highlights Chandas (metre—Gāyatrī) and Mantra-prayoga (application), including ṣaḍ-aṅga/nyāsa methodology using mantra syllables—key technical elements used in Narada Purana rituals and planetary (graha) practice.