Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
गत्वा नदीं तः स्नात्वा तीर्थमावाह्य चाष्टधा । मूलमंत्रं ततो जप्त्वा सिंचेदादित्यसंख्यया ॥ १५१ ॥
gatvā nadīṃ taḥ snātvā tīrthamāvāhya cāṣṭadhā | mūlamaṃtraṃ tato japtvā siṃcedādityasaṃkhyayā || 151 ||
நதிக்குச் சென்று நீராட வேண்டும்; அஷ்டதா முறையில் தீர்த்தத்தை ஆவாஹனம் செய்ய வேண்டும். பின்னர் மூலமந்திரத்தை ஜபித்து, ஆதித்யர்களின் எண்ணிக்கைக்கு ஏற்ப (நீர்) சிஞ்சனம்/அபிஷேகம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Vedāṅga-oriented instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames tīrtha-snāna as a structured purification rite: bathing is empowered by invoking the tīrtha, centered on mūla-mantra japa, and sealed by a measured sprinkling aligned with solar divinities—linking bodily cleansing to mantra-based sanctification.
While primarily procedural, it supports bhakti by prescribing mantra-japa (devotional repetition) as the core act after bathing, indicating that inner remembrance through mantra is what perfects the outward tīrtha practice.
It highlights kalpa-style ritual sequencing (procedure and counts): āvāhana (invocation), aṣṭadhā (eightfold method), and āditya-saṅkhyā (a fixed numerical rule—twelve)—all typical of technical ritual instruction within Vedāṅga-oriented material.