Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 20
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
हुत्वा रक्तोत्पलैर्मंत्री वशयेत्सकलं जगत् । अन्नाज्यैर्जुहुयान्नित्यमष्टाविंशतिसंख्यया ॥ २० ॥
hutvā raktotpalairmaṃtrī vaśayetsakalaṃ jagat | annājyairjuhuyānnityamaṣṭāviṃśatisaṃkhyayā || 20 ||
சிவந்த தாமரைகளால் ஆஹுதி அளித்தால் மந்திர சாதகர் உலகமெங்கும் வசியம் பெறலாம். சமைத்த அன்னமும் நெய்யும் கொண்டு தினமும் இருபத்தெட்டு (28) ஆஹுதிகள் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a technical mantra-prayoga where disciplined, counted homa (daily offerings) is taught as the means to attain mantra-siddhi—ritual efficacy—expressed here as the power to influence outcomes in the world.
This verse is primarily ritual-technical rather than bhakti-centric; it emphasizes regulated practice (nitya-homa, fixed count). In the broader Purana framework, such discipline is ideally subordinated to dharma and devotion, not mere display of power.
It highlights prayoga-style ritual precision: selection of oblation substances (red lotus, rice, ghee) and saṃkhyā-niyama (a fixed number of offerings—28), reflecting applied knowledge used in Vedic ritual practice.