Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
वातात्मजेनानीताभिरोषधीभिर्गतव्यथम् । ध्यात्वा लक्षं जपन्मंत्रमल्पमृत्युं जयेद्धुवम् ॥ १५५ ॥
vātātmajenānītābhiroṣadhībhirgatavyatham | dhyātvā lakṣaṃ japanmaṃtramalpamṛtyuṃ jayeddhuvam || 155 ||
Dengan herba ubatan yang dibawa oleh putera Dewa Angin (Hanuman), lenyaplah segala kesakitan. Kemudian, dengan bermeditasi dan mengulang mantra seratus ribu kali, seseorang pasti menakluk “kematian kecil” (bahaya sebelum waktunya).
Sanatkumara (instructional discourse to Narada, Vedanga/ritual-mantra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links two classical means of relief—proper medicinal support (oṣadhi) and disciplined mantra-sādhana—showing that inner concentration (dhyāna) and sustained japa can avert untimely, avoidable calamities described as “alpa-mṛtyu.”
Bhakti here is expressed as steady, reverent mantra practice: meditating on the deity/power behind the mantra and completing lakṣa-japa with faith and focus, treating protection as grace accessed through disciplined remembrance.
It highlights mantra-prayoga: dhyāna as the preparatory limb and lakṣa-japa as a measurable rite of completion, alongside the pragmatic use of oṣadhi (traditional healing knowledge) to remove immediate affliction before undertaking the spiritual regimen.