Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
असितांगं रुरुं चैव भीषणं रक्तकनेत्रकम् । बटुकं कालदमनं दंतुरं विकटं तथा ॥ ४२ ॥
asitāṃgaṃ ruruṃ caiva bhīṣaṇaṃ raktakanetrakam | baṭukaṃ kāladamanaṃ daṃturaṃ vikaṭaṃ tathā || 42 ||
असितांग, रुरु, भीषण, रक्तकनेत्रक, बटुक, कालदमन, दंतुर तसेच विकट—यांचेही आवाहन/स्मरण करावे.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual listing context to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse functions as a ritual-style enumeration of fierce epithets/forms meant for focused remembrance and protective invocation; it trains the mind to hold a single sacred object through name-recitation (nāma-smaraṇa) with disciplined precision.
By presenting multiple sacred names, it supports bhakti through nāma-japa: devotion is practiced as repeated remembrance, where each name becomes a doorway to unwavering attention, reverence, and surrender.
It implicitly emphasizes Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (correct word-forms) because such lists are meant to be recited accurately; the efficacy of ritual recitation depends on precise pronunciation and faithful transmission.