Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
शैवरूपिणमभ्यर्च्य ध्यात्वा लक्ष जपेन्मनुम् । दशांशं जुहुयाद्वीहीन्पयोदध्याज्यमिश्रितान् ॥ १२५ ॥
śaivarūpiṇamabhyarcya dhyātvā lakṣa japenmanum | daśāṃśaṃ juhuyādvīhīnpayodadhyājyamiśritān || 125 ||
சைவ வடிவில் தேவனை அர்ச்சித்து, தியானித்து, மந்திரத்தை ஒரு இலட்சம் முறை ஜபிக்க வேண்டும்; பின்னர் அதன் பத்திலொரு பங்காக பால், தயிர், நெய் கலந்த அரிசியை ஹோமத்தில் ஆஹுதி செய்ய வேண்டும்।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes a complete sādhanā cycle—worship (pūjā), meditation (dhyāna), mantra repetition (japa), and fire-offering (homa)—showing how inner practice is sealed by an outward sacrificial act.
Bhakti here is expressed as focused worship and remembrance of the deity’s form, sustained through disciplined japa; the concluding homa is an offering of devotion that externalizes the practitioner’s inner concentration.
It highlights ritual-technical knowledge: the lakṣa-count of japa and the daśāṃśa rule (one-tenth) for homa oblations, along with specific dravya (offerings) like rice mixed with milk, curd, and ghee.