Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
जन्यचूडा मणांते ये महाशक्तिमते ततः । सहस्रदहनप्रांते वर्मास्त्रांतो महामनुः ॥ ५१ ॥
janyacūḍā maṇāṃte ye mahāśaktimate tataḥ | sahasradahanaprāṃte varmāstrāṃto mahāmanuḥ || 51 ||
ततः महाशक्तिमते तस्मै ‘जन्यचूडा’ इत्यादि ‘मणान्त’ इत्यन्ताः प्रयोगाः सन्ति। ‘सहस्रदहन’ प्रान्ते च ‘वर्मास्त्र’ इत्यन्तो महामनुः कथितः।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It preserves a traditional archival method: mantras are authenticated and transmitted by their opening and closing markers, ensuring correct recitation and lineage-accuracy in ritual practice.
Bhakti here is supported by disciplined practice—devotional worship becomes effective when mantra-recitation is precise, properly identified, and performed according to the transmitted order.
It reflects technical cataloging used in ritual and recitation—akin to Vedanga-style precision—where mantra sections are referenced by incipits/endings for correct deployment in rites involving protective ‘varma’ and ‘astra’ formulae.