Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
हस्तैर्जलौधं रुंधंतं ध्यायेन्मत्तं नृपोत्तमम् । एवं ध्यात्वायुतं मंत्रं पजेदन्यत्तु पूर्ववत् ॥ ५५ ॥
hastairjalaudhaṃ ruṃdhaṃtaṃ dhyāyenmattaṃ nṛpottamam | evaṃ dhyātvāyutaṃ maṃtraṃ pajedanyattu pūrvavat || 55 ||
Hendaklah bermeditasi pada raja utama yang mulia, seakan mabuk oleh keghairahan ilahi, yang dengan kedua tangannya menahan gelombang banjir yang deras. Setelah bermeditasi demikian, hendaklah mengulang mantra itu sepuluh ribu kali; baki tatacara dilakukan seperti yang telah dinyatakan sebelumnya.
Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara brothers, within a procedural teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links visualization (dhyāna) with disciplined repetition (japa), teaching that focused inner contemplation stabilizes the mind and empowers the mantra, after which the practitioner completes the rite exactly as previously prescribed.
By directing the devotee to meditate on an exalted, divinely inspired figure and then perform sustained japa, it presents bhakti as steady remembrance (smaraṇa/dhyāna) expressed through repeated mantra-practice.
The verse highlights ritual praxis—counted japa (ayuta = 10,000) and sequence fidelity (“pūrvavat”), reflecting technical discipline typical of kalpa-style procedure (applied ritual method) rather than speculative theology.