Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
हृदयांतो महामंत्रराजोऽयं द्वादशाक्षरः । रामचन्द्रो मुनिश्चास्य जगतीछंद ईरितम् ॥ ५ ॥
hṛdayāṃto mahāmaṃtrarājo'yaṃ dvādaśākṣaraḥ | rāmacandro muniścāsya jagatīchaṃda īritam || 5 ||
Ito ang “Hari ng mga Dakilang Mantra,” na nagtatapos sa salitang «hṛdaya» at isang mantrang may labindalawang pantig. Ang ṛṣi nito ay si Rāmacandra, at ang chandas ay ipinahahayag na Jagatī.
Narada (teaching in a technical, Vedanga-style manner within the Narada Purana’s dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It establishes the mantra’s formal identity—its syllable-count, its ṛṣi, and its chandas—so the practitioner approaches the mantra with proper Vedic authorization (mantra-lakṣaṇa) and disciplined japa.
By calling it the “king of great mantras,” the verse elevates mantra-japa as a primary bhakti-sādhana, where correct remembrance of the mantra’s tradition (ṛṣi–chandas) supports steady devotion and focused heart-centered worship.
Chandas (a Vedanga) is explicitly applied: the metre is Jagatī, and the verse also notes mantra-structure (dvādaśākṣara), both used in correct recitation, japa rhythm, and ritual viniyoga.