Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Gṛhastha-nitya-karman: Śauca, Sandhyā-vidhi, Pañca-yajña, and Āśrama-krama
उहुत्यं चित्रं तच्चक्षुरित्येतात्र्रितयं जपेत् । सौराञ्छैवान्वैष्णवांश्च मंत्रानन्यांश्च नारद ॥ ५३ ॥
uhutyaṃ citraṃ taccakṣurityetātrritayaṃ japet | saurāñchaivānvaiṣṇavāṃśca maṃtrānanyāṃśca nārada || 53 ||
“ਉਹੁਤ੍ਯੰ”, “ਚਿਤ੍ਰੰ” ਅਤੇ “ਤੱਚਕ੍ਸ਼ੁḥ”—ਇਸ ਤ੍ਰਿਯ ਦਾ ਜਪ ਕਰੇ। ਹੇ ਨਾਰਦ, ਸੂਰਜ, ਸ਼ਿਵ, ਵਿਸ਼ਣੂ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਮੰਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਵੀ ਜਪ ਕਰ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined japa: specific seed-like mantra-words are to be repeated as a focused practice, while also affirming that authorized deity-mantras (Sūrya, Śiva, Viṣṇu) are valid supports for purification and devotion.
By explicitly including Vaiṣṇava mantras alongside others, it presents mantra-recitation as a practical form of bhakti—devotion expressed through repeated remembrance and vocal/mental worship of the deity.
The verse highlights mantra-vidhi (rules of recitation) tied to Śikṣā (phonetics) and Chandas (meter/recitation discipline): japa is effective when the exact mantra-units are preserved and repeated as taught.