Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
दधानं स्वर्णवर्णं च ध्यायेत्कुंडलिनं हरिम् । एवं ध्यात्वा जपेल्लक्षदशांशं चूतपल्लवैः ॥ १७० ॥
dadhānaṃ svarṇavarṇaṃ ca dhyāyetkuṃḍalinaṃ harim | evaṃ dhyātvā japellakṣadaśāṃśaṃ cūtapallavaiḥ || 170 ||
พึงเพ่งฌานพระหริผู้ทรงกุณฑลเป็นวงและทรงรัศมีดุจทอง ครั้นเพ่งฌานดังนี้แล้ว พึงทำชปะหนึ่งในสิบของหนึ่งแสน (หนึ่งหมื่น) โดยใช้ใบมะม่วงอ่อน.
Narada (teaching in a vidhi/technical instruction sequence, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links inner worship (dhyāna of golden Hari) with disciplined practice (a fixed japa count), showing that visualization and repetition together form an effective sādhanā.
Bhakti is expressed through affectionate contemplation of Hari’s form and steady mantra-japa; devotion here is not only emotion but a regulated, repeatable practice.
Ritual procedure and quantification are emphasized—specific meditation iconography, a defined number of repetitions (10,000), and prescribed ritual material (mango leaves), reflecting technical vidhi typical of ancillary Vedic disciplines.