Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155
The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
वातात्मजेनानीताभिरोषधीभिर्गतव्यथम् । ध्यात्वा लक्षं जपन्मंत्रमल्पमृत्युं जयेद्धुवम् ॥ १५५ ॥
vātātmajenānītābhiroṣadhībhirgatavyatham | dhyātvā lakṣaṃ japanmaṃtramalpamṛtyuṃ jayeddhuvam || 155 ||
வாயுபுத்திரன் கொண்டு வந்த மூலிகைகளால் வேதனை நீங்கும். பின்னர் தியானித்து மந்திரத்தை ஒரு லட்சம் முறை ஜபித்தால் ‘அல்பம்ருத்யு’ (அகால அபாயம்) நிச்சயமாக வெல்லப்படும்.
Sanatkumara (instructional discourse to Narada, Vedanga/ritual-mantra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links two classical means of relief—proper medicinal support (oṣadhi) and disciplined mantra-sādhana—showing that inner concentration (dhyāna) and sustained japa can avert untimely, avoidable calamities described as “alpa-mṛtyu.”
Bhakti here is expressed as steady, reverent mantra practice: meditating on the deity/power behind the mantra and completing lakṣa-japa with faith and focus, treating protection as grace accessed through disciplined remembrance.
It highlights mantra-prayoga: dhyāna as the preparatory limb and lakṣa-japa as a measurable rite of completion, alongside the pragmatic use of oṣadhi (traditional healing knowledge) to remove immediate affliction before undertaking the spiritual regimen.