Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
पीत्वा तन्मंत्रितं तोयं सहस्रं प्रत्यहं मुने । महाकविर्भवेन्मंत्री वत्सरेण न संशयः ॥ १०५ ॥
pītvā tanmaṃtritaṃ toyaṃ sahasraṃ pratyahaṃ mune | mahākavirbhavenmaṃtrī vatsareṇa na saṃśayaḥ || 105 ||
முனிவரே! அந்த மந்திரத்தால் அபிமந்திரிக்கப்பட்ட நீரை தினமும் ஆயிரம் அளவு அருந்தினால், சாதகன் ஒரு ஆண்டில் ஐயமின்றி மகாகவியும் மந்திரநிபுணனுமாகிறான்।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/vidyā context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
Secondary Rasa: vira (heroic)
FAQs
It presents a disciplined mantra-prayoga: daily intake of mantra-consecrated water as a sustained sādhana that ripens into mantra-mastery and refined speech (kāvya-śakti).
While framed as a technical practice, it implies devotional reverence to mantra as sacred sound; steady, faith-filled daily observance is treated as the basis for spiritual and intellectual transformation.
It highlights mantra-prayoga (ritual application of sacred sound) and the cultivation of vāṅmaya/kāvya (refined speech), aligning with technical disciplines connected to Chandas and Śikṣā in practice-oriented instruction.