Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
दुष्टान्नाशययुग्मं स्यात्तथा पातय घातय । शत्रून् जहिद्वयं माया तारः स्वं बीजमात्मभूः ॥ ८८ ॥
duṣṭānnāśayayugmaṃ syāttathā pātaya ghātaya | śatrūn jahidvayaṃ māyā tāraḥ svaṃ bījamātmabhūḥ || 88 ||
“ਦੁਸ਼ਟਾਂ ਦਾ ਨਾਸ ਕਰ”—ਇਹ ਜੋੜਾ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ-ਰੂਪ ਹੈ; ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ “ਪਾਤਯ” ਅਤੇ “ਘਾਤਯ”। “ਸ਼ਤ੍ਰੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਹਿ”—ਇਹ ਦੋਹਰਾ ਸੂਤਰ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ; “ਮਾਇਆ”, “ਤਾਰ”, “ਸਵ” ਅਤੇ “ਆਤਮਭੂ” ਵੀ ਬੀਜ ਅੱਖਰ ਹਨ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It classifies certain imperative phrases and seed-terms as mantra-forms, indicating how sound (śabda) is organized and applied for protection and removal of negativity within a disciplined Vedic framework.
While primarily technical (mantra classification), it supports bhakti practice by framing protective utterances and bīja-terms as regulated aids that safeguard a devotee’s sādhana and steadiness of mind.
Mantra-viniyoga style technicality—how specific verbal forms (imperatives like nāśaya, pātaya, ghātaya, jahi) and named bījas are treated as functional mantra units in ritual and protective contexts.