Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
स्वफाग्नयो भगेंद्वाढ्यास्तृतीयं बीजमीरितम् । वियद्भृग्वग्निमन्विंदुयुक्तं स्याञ्च चतुर्थकम् ॥ ३ ॥
svaphāgnayo bhageṃdvāḍhyāstṛtīyaṃ bījamīritam | viyadbhṛgvagnimanviṃduyuktaṃ syāñca caturthakam || 3 ||
‘स्व’ ‘फा’ ‘अग्नि’ इति, ‘भग’ तथा ‘इन्दु’युक्तं—एतत् तृतीयं बीजमुदीरितम्। चतुर्थं तु ‘वियत्’ अनन्तरं ‘भृगु’ ‘अग्नि’ च, बिन्दुयुक्तं स्यादिति॥
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/technical context, traditionally within dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It codifies how specific bīja (seed) sounds are assembled—showing that mantra-power is preserved through precise phonetic and structural rules, a key principle of Vedic sacred sound.
Indirectly: it supports bhakti practice by ensuring that devotional japa and ritual recitation are performed with correct bīja formation, so the worship (often Vishnu-centered in the Purana) remains mantra-śuddha (sound-pure).
Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-vidhi: the verse references assembling syllabic components and adding bindu (ṃ) and indu (lunar element), reflecting technical rules used in ritual recitation and mantra construction.