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 ||
Wika ni Sanatkumāra: Makinig ka, Nārada; ipahahayag ko ang mga banal na mantra ni Narahari. Sa pagsamba sa mga ito, si Brahmā at ang iba pang mga sinaunang nilalang ay tunay na nakaganap ng mga gawain gaya ng paglikha at iba pa.
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.