Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
प्रणवोऽग्निप्रिया मंत्रो नेत्रबाणाधराक्षरः । दत्तात्रेयो मुनिर्मालामंत्रस्य परिकीर्तितः ॥ ९१ ॥
praṇavo'gnipriyā maṃtro netrabāṇādharākṣaraḥ | dattātreyo munirmālāmaṃtrasya parikīrtitaḥ || 91 ||
माला-मंत्रासाठी प्रणव (ॐ) हाच मंत्र सांगितला आहे; त्याची शक्ति ‘अग्निप्रिया’ आहे. ‘नेत्र’, ‘बाण’ आणि ‘आधर’ ही त्याची अक्षरे; आणि दत्तात्रेय मुनि हा त्याचा द्रष्टा (ऋषि) घोषित आहे।
Narada (teaching in a technical mantra-lakshana style within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It encodes the mantra’s formal identity—its core seed (Oṁ), its associated śakti/devatā (Agni-priyā), its component syllables, and its ṛṣi (Dattātreya)—showing that mantra-japa is meant to be done with correct lineage and ritual cognition, not merely sound.
By grounding practice in praṇava and a named ṛṣi, it frames devotion as disciplined upāsanā: remembrance (japa) supported by proper mantra-knowledge, which steadies the mind and makes worship more focused and reverent.
Mantra-lakṣaṇa used in ritual practice—identifying ṛṣi, devatā/śakti, and akṣaras of a mantra—reflecting the technical, Vedanga-adjacent methodology emphasized in Book 1.3.