Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 178
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
ततः श्रृंखलिकां चेति वेदनेत्राक्षरो मनुः । इमं मंत्रं दक्षकरे लिखित्वा वामहस्ततः ॥ १७८ ॥
tataḥ śrṛṃkhalikāṃ ceti vedanetrākṣaro manuḥ | imaṃ maṃtraṃ dakṣakare likhitvā vāmahastataḥ || 178 ||
பின்னர் ‘ஶ்ருங்கலிகா’ என்று சொல்லி, வேதத்தின் ‘கண்’ எனப்படும் எழுத்தால் தொடங்கும் இந்த மந்திரத்தை வலது உள்ளங்கையில் எழுதி, அதன் பின் இடது கையிலிருந்து விதிப்படி செயல் தொடங்க வேண்டும்।
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined mantra-prayoga: sacred sound is not only recited but also ritually placed/inscribed with bodily purity and right–left procedural order, reflecting the Vedic view that correct method safeguards spiritual efficacy.
Indirectly: bhakti is supported by careful, reverent observance of mantra and ritual procedure—treating the mantra as sacred knowledge (‘Veda’s eye’) and applying it with attentive practice rather than casual recitation.
Ritual-technical prayoga (kalpa-type procedure): inscribing/placing a mantra on the right palm and following a left-hand sequence suggests a codified method akin to hand-rituals (nyāsa/karma-krama) used in precise Vedic and post-Vedic practice.