Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
Hayagrīva-pūjā-vyākhyāna
Worship Procedure and Mantra-Siddhi of Hayagrīva
यत्र यत्र वसेत्सोऽपि तत्रान्नगिरिमाप्नुयात् । पद्माक्षरैर्युतं बिल्वांतिकस्थो जुहुयान्नरः ॥ २३ ॥
yatra yatra vasetso'pi tatrānnagirimāpnuyāt | padmākṣarairyutaṃ bilvāṃtikastho juhuyānnaraḥ || 23 ||
அவர் எங்கு எங்கு வாழ்ந்தாலும் அங்கேயே அன்னமலை போன்ற பெருவளம் பெறுவார். பில்வ மரத்தருகில் நின்று, தாமரை போன்ற புனித மந்திர எழுத்துகளுடன் ஆஹுதிகள் அளிக்க வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links correct mantra-based oblations (homa) with both worldly support (abundant food) and ritual merit, emphasizing that dharmic ritual performed properly sustains life wherever one lives.
Though framed as a ritual instruction, it implies devotional discipline: offering oblations with sacred syllables is an act of reverent surrender to the divine order upheld by mantra and yajña.
Mantra-prayoga and ritual procedure—using prescribed syllables (akṣara/mantra) and the correct setting (near a bilva tree) reflects Vedanga applications, especially Kalpa (ritual practice) and Shiksha/Vyakarana in accurate mantra recitation.