Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 197
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
दीर्घपुच्छेन वर्णांते वदेद्वेष्टय वैरिणम् । जंभयद्वयमाभाष्य वर्मास्त्रांतो मनुर्मतः ॥ १९७ ॥
dīrghapucchena varṇāṃte vadedveṣṭaya vairiṇam | jaṃbhayadvayamābhāṣya varmāstrāṃto manurmataḥ || 197 ||
நீண்ட வால் கொண்ட எழுத்தை இறுதியில் வைத்து, பகைவரை கட்ட ‘வேஷ்டய’ என்று சொல்ல வேண்டும். ‘ஜம்பய’ என்ற இரு பதங்களை உச்சரித்து, மரபின்படி மந்திரத்தின் முடிவு ‘வர்மாஸ்த்ர’ (பாதுகாப்புக் கவச-ஆயுதம்) எனக் கருதப்படுகிறது.
Narada (teaching mantra-prayoga within Vedanga-aligned technical lore)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It highlights a technical rule of mantra-prayoga: correct phonetic placement (varṇa-anta) and a protective closure (varmāstra) are treated as essential for a mantra’s intended effect and safe completion.
Indirectly: even when mantras are used for protection, the Purāṇic approach frames them within disciplined, rule-bound recitation—implying that power is safeguarded by dharma and reverent adherence rather than mere aggression.
Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-style precision: the verse stresses phoneme placement (varṇānte), fixed mantric imperatives (veṣṭaya, jaṃbhaya), and the standard practice of ending with a protective kavaca/varmāstra closure.