Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 108
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
इत्थं सिद्धे मनौ मत्री प्रयोगान्पूर्ववञ्चरेत् । तारो हृद्भगवान् ङेंतो वराहेति ततः परम् ॥ १०८ ॥
itthaṃ siddhe manau matrī prayogānpūrvavañcaret | tāro hṛdbhagavān ṅeṃto varāheti tataḥ param || 108 ||
یوں جب منتر सिद्ध ہو جائے تو साधک پہلے بتائے ہوئے क्रम سے عمل کرے: پہلے ‘تار’ (اوم)، پھر ‘ہرت’ (قلب) सूत्र، پھر ‘بھگوان’، پھر ‘ङےنت’ (اختتامی) جز، اور اس کے بعد ‘وراہ’ نام۔
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context, within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that mantra-power is not merely recitation but a perfected discipline, and that spiritual efficacy arises when the mantra is applied in the prescribed, orderly sequence of its components.
By directing the practitioner toward ‘Bhagavān’ and the Varāha form/name, the verse frames technical mantra-practice as a devotional approach—invoking the Lord through specific sacred identifiers and seeds.
It highlights precise mantra-prayoga methodology—how seed syllables and formula-parts (like Oṃ/tāra and hṛdaya) are sequenced, which is a technical ritual science aligned with Vedanga-style procedural correctness.