Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
भस्मांबु चंदनं मंत्री मंत्रेणानेन मंत्रितम् । भक्ष्यादियोजितं यस्मै ददाति स तु दासवत् ॥ २७ ॥
bhasmāṃbu caṃdanaṃ maṃtrī maṃtreṇānena maṃtritam | bhakṣyādiyojitaṃ yasmai dadāti sa tu dāsavat || 27 ||
अनेन मन्त्रेण भस्माम्बुचन्दनं मन्त्रितं कृत्वा, भक्ष्यादियोजितं यस्मै ददाति स मन्त्री दासवत् एव, न मन्त्रविद्।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
FAQs
It warns that merely distributing mantra-charged substances (ash, water, sandal) with offerings can become mechanical; true mantra-siddhi requires inner discipline and right intent, not just outward ritual service.
By implying that devotion is not reduced to ritual transactions; bhakti is validated by sincerity and transformation, whereas mere giving of consecrated items without deeper realization is likened to servant-like routine.
It reflects technical ritual practice (mantra-viniyoga and saṃskāra of substances) and the dharmic rule that mantra-use must be guided by proper procedure and purpose, not by showy or transactional distribution.