Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
एवं सिद्धे मनौ मन्त्री जायते सम्पदां पदम् । जयद्वयं श्रीनृसिंहेत्यष्टार्णोऽय मनूत्तमः ॥ १३० ॥
evaṃ siddhe manau mantrī jāyate sampadāṃ padam | jayadvayaṃ śrīnṛsiṃhetyaṣṭārṇo'ya manūttamaḥ || 130 ||
एवं मन्त्रे सिद्धे साधकः सम्पदां पदं प्राप्नोति, सिद्धिं च लभते। अयं मनूत्तमः अष्टार्णो मन्त्रः— “जयद्वयं श्रीनृसिंहः” इति॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada Purana dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states that mantra-siddhi (perfection through disciplined japa and observance) makes the practitioner firmly established in auspicious attainment, and it highlights an authoritative Narasiṁha mantra as a direct means to such siddhi.
By presenting “Śrī-Nṛsiṁha” with repeated “jaya” as a devotional victory-cry, it frames mantra-japa as bhakti-sādhana—worship through remembrance and praise of the Lord’s protective form.
It emphasizes mantra-śāstra practice: correct mantra-form (aṣṭārṇa/eight-syllabled structure), disciplined repetition, and the concept of siddhi—core technical principles used in Vedic ritual and mantra application.