Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
जप्त्वा चाष्टशतं युद्धे ह्यपमृत्युं जयत्यसौ । पञ्चविंशतिधा जप्त्वा नित्यं प्रातः पिबेज्जलम् ॥ ६५ ॥
japtvā cāṣṭaśataṃ yuddhe hyapamṛtyuṃ jayatyasau | pañcaviṃśatidhā japtvā nityaṃ prātaḥ pibejjalam || 65 ||
Ao recitá-lo cento e oito vezes em batalha, ele vence de fato a morte fora de tempo (apamṛtyu). E, tendo-o recitado vinte e cinco vezes, deve beber água todas as manhãs, diariamente.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents japa as a protective sadhana: specific recitation-counts are prescribed to avert apamṛtyu (untimely death) and to sanctify daily conduct through a disciplined morning practice.
Though framed as a technical instruction, it implies bhakti in practice: repeated remembrance through japa, performed with faith and regularity, becomes a lived devotion that protects and steadies the practitioner.
It highlights ritual discipline and prayoga-style precision—fixed japa-saṅkhyā (108 and 25) and a morning anushthana (drinking water after japa), reflecting procedural knowledge typical of technical sections of the Purana.