Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
षडक्षरो हृदंतश्चेद्भवेदष्टाक्षरो मनुः । अन्येऽपि मंत्रा देवर्षे सन्ति तंत्रे गणेशितुः ॥ ९१ ॥
ṣaḍakṣaro hṛdaṃtaścedbhavedaṣṭākṣaro manuḥ | anye'pi maṃtrā devarṣe santi taṃtre gaṇeśituḥ || 91 ||
اگر شَڈاکشر منتر کے آخر میں ‘ہِرد’ بیج شامل ہو جائے تو وہ اَشٹاکشر منتر بن جاتا ہے۔ اے دیورشی، گنیش کے تنتر میں اور بھی منتر موجود ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights mantra-śāstra precision: a mantra’s potency and classification can change by adding a specific concluding seed (here ‘hṛd’), showing disciplined, rule-based upāsanā rather than casual recitation.
It implies that devotion is supported by correct method—bhakti expressed through properly formed mantras and sanctioned tantric procedures, especially in Gaṇeśa-upāsanā.
Mantra-structure and phonetic/syllabic accounting (akṣara-gaṇanā) used in ritual manuals—an applied, technical aspect aligned with śikṣā/phonetics and ritual science within the Purāṇa’s Vedāṅga-oriented section.