Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Mokṣopāya: Bhakti-rooted Jñāna and the Aṣṭāṅga Yoga of Viṣṇu-Meditation
प्रणवस्योपनिषदां द्वादशार्णस्य च द्विज । अष्टाक्षरस्य मंत्रस्य महावाक्यचयस्य च ॥ ८९ ॥
praṇavasyopaniṣadāṃ dvādaśārṇasya ca dvija | aṣṭākṣarasya maṃtrasya mahāvākyacayasya ca || 89 ||
ஓ இருமுறை பிறந்தவனே! இங்கு பிரணவம் (ஓம்) பற்றிய உபநிஷத் தத்துவம், த்வாதசாக்ஷர மந்திரம், அஷ்டாக்ஷர மந்திரம், மேலும் வேத மகாவாக்கியங்களின் தொகுப்பும் கூறப்படுகிறது.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada / a twice-born listener)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It points to a core Vedāntic-bhakti curriculum: Oṁ (Praṇava), principal Vaiṣṇava mantras (eight- and twelve-syllabled), and the mahāvākyas—showing that realization and devotion are grounded in authoritative Vedic utterances.
By highlighting the aṣṭākṣarī and dvādaśākṣarī mantras—classically used for Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa worship—it indicates bhakti as mantra-centered sādhana supported by Upaniṣadic meaning, not mere sentiment.
Mantra-prayoga depends on correct phonetics and recitation—linking directly to Śikṣā (pronunciation) and Vyākaraṇa (sound/word-forms) for preserving syllable-count (akṣara) and accurate chanting of Praṇava and the mantras.