Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 86
जपेज्जित्वा सोऽपमृत्युं शतवर्षाणि जीवति । अथ ते सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्त्रं त्रैलोक्यमोहनम् ॥ ८६ ॥
japejjitvā so'pamṛtyuṃ śatavarṣāṇi jīvati | atha te sampravakṣyāmi yantraṃ trailokyamohanam || 86 ||
ဤဂျပ (မန္တရားရွတ်ဖတ်ခြင်း) ဖြင့် အချိန်မတိုင်မီ သေခြင်း (အပမృత్యု) ကို အနိုင်ယူကာ နှစ်တစ်ရာ အသက်ရှင်မည်။ ယခု ငါသည် “သုံးလောက မောဟန” ဟုခေါ်သော ယန္တရကို အပြည့်အစုံ ရှင်းလင်းပြမည်။
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents japa as a protective, life-sustaining sādhana—capable of averting apamṛtyu (untimely death)—and introduces a specialized yantra-prayoga as part of the text’s technical (Vedāṅga-aligned) ritual science.
Bhakti appears here in the form of disciplined japa: steady, faith-filled repetition that aligns the practitioner with mantra-śakti and divine protection, preparing the listener for further instruction on yantra-based worship/prayoga.
It highlights mantra-prayoga and yantra-vidhi—applied ritual technology often connected with correct recitation (Śikṣā), precise formulation (Vyākaraṇa), and timed performance (Jyotiṣa) in the broader Vedāṅga framework.