Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
सनत्कुमार उवाच । शुणु नारद वक्ष्यामि दिव्यान्नरहरेर्मनून् । यान्समाराध्य ब्रह्माद्याश्चक्रुः सृष्ट्यादि कर्म वै ॥ १ ॥
sanatkumāra uvāca | śuṇu nārada vakṣyāmi divyānnaraharermanūn | yānsamārādhya brahmādyāścakruḥ sṛṣṭyādi karma vai || 1 ||
สนัตกุมารกล่าวว่า—นารทเอ๋ย จงฟัง เราจักประกาศมนตร์ทิพย์แห่งนรหริ ซึ่งเมื่อบูชาแล้ว พรหมาและปฐมเทพทั้งหลายได้กระทำกิจคือการสร้างโลกเป็นต้น।
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It establishes Narahari’s mantras as divinely potent and tradition-authorized, declaring that even cosmic functions like creation are accomplished through their proper propitiation.
Bhakti here is framed as reverent mantra-upāsanā—listening, receiving, and worshipfully applying Narahari’s sacred formulas as a direct means to divine grace and accomplishment.
It points to mantra-vidhi (disciplined use of sacred formulas)—a practical, technical aspect of Vedic practice that depends on correct transmission, recitation, and worship-procedure.