Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
पाञ्चरात्रिक दितिज विनिधनान्ते करेति च । महामाया अमोघान्ते दर्यं दैत्येन्द्र शब्दतः ॥ १९४ ॥
pāñcarātrika ditija vinidhanānte kareti ca | mahāmāyā amoghānte daryaṃ daityendra śabdataḥ || 194 ||
पाञ्चरात्रिक प्रयोगात “दितिज” नंतर “-विनिधन” प्रत्यय लावून “करेति” हे रूप सिद्ध होते. तसेच “महामाया” नंतर “-अमोघ” प्रत्यय, आणि “दर्यं” नंतर “दैत्येन्द्र” शब्द सिद्ध होतो—हे सर्व शब्द-प्रमाणाने सांगितले आहे.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedāṅga/śabda-śāstra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames correct sacred usage (śabda) as a discipline: precise words and derivations preserve the integrity of mantras, āgamic names, and doctrinal terms used in worship and study.
Indirectly: Bhakti traditions like Pāñcarātra rely on accurate naming and recitation; this verse supports devotion by safeguarding correct linguistic forms used in Vaiṣṇava practice.
Vyākaraṇa/Śabda-śāstra: it illustrates derivational/affix-based formation and the principle of śabda-pramāṇa (authoritative linguistic testimony) for accepted forms.