Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
तारः कामो रमा पश्चान् ङेंतः स्यात्पुरुषोत्तमः । वर्मास्त्राण्यग्निप्रियांतो मन्त्रो वह्नीन्दुवर्णवान् ॥ ८८ ॥
tāraḥ kāmo ramā paścān ṅeṃtaḥ syātpuruṣottamaḥ | varmāstrāṇyagnipriyāṃto mantro vahnīnduvarṇavān || 88 ||
ततः ‘तार’ ‘काम’ ‘रमा’ इति जपेत्; पश्चात् ‘ङेंत’ इति नासिकान्तेन युक्तं स्यात् ‘पुरुषोत्तम’मन्त्ररूपम्। स वर्मास्त्रसमन्वितः, ‘अग्निप्रिया’ इत्यन्तः, वह्नीन्दुवर्णवान् इति वर्ण्यते॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a technical, ritual-precise way of forming a Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu) mantra using seed-syllables and prescribed endings, emphasizing both devotion and protective potency (kavaca/astra).
By linking Ramā (Śrī/Lakṣmī) and Puruṣottama in a structured mantra, it frames bhakti as disciplined remembrance and recitation—devotion expressed through correct mantra-vidhi rather than emotion alone.
It highlights mantra-śāstra precision—especially phonetic/ending markers (śikṣā-style attention to sounds) and formulaic components like kavaca (armor) and astra (weapon) used in ritual protections.