Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
पंचमं भगचंद्राढ्यावियद्भृगुस्वकाग्नयः । मन्विंद्वाढ्यौ हसौ षष्टं ङेंतः स्याद्धनुमांस्ततः ॥ ४ ॥
paṃcamaṃ bhagacaṃdrāḍhyāviyadbhṛgusvakāgnayaḥ | manviṃdvāḍhyau hasau ṣaṣṭaṃ ṅeṃtaḥ syāddhanumāṃstataḥ || 4 ||
पंचम (समूह) असा—‘भग’ व ‘चंद्र’युक्त, पुढे ‘वियत्’, ‘भृगु’, ‘स्व’ आणि ‘अग्नि’। षष्ठ—‘मन्विन्’, ‘द्वाढ्य’ आणि ‘हसु’। त्यानंतर ‘ङेम्’अंती जो आहे तो हनुमान असे सांगितले आहे.
Narada (teaching in a technical Vedanga-style enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves a technical, Vedanga-like catalog of sacred name-units and markers, showing that correct knowledge of terms and forms supports accurate mantra-recitation and ritual clarity.
Indirectly: Bhakti is strengthened when worship and japa are performed with correctness; this verse contributes to that correctness by listing and identifying specific sacred name-forms, including Hanumān as a recognized designation.
Vedanga-style technical classification—especially a Vyakarana/Nighantu-like method of grouping name-units and identifying a form by its ending (the “ṅem” ending), useful for precise recitation and textual indexing.