Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
बीजं जययुगं पश्चान्नृसिंहेत्यष्टवर्णवान् । ऋषिः प्रजापतिश्चास्यानुष्टुप्छन्द उदाहृतम् ॥ १४२ ॥
bījaṃ jayayugaṃ paścānnṛsiṃhetyaṣṭavarṇavān | ṛṣiḥ prajāpatiścāsyānuṣṭupchanda udāhṛtam || 142 ||
اس کا بیج ‘جَیَیُگَم’ کہا گیا ہے؛ اس کے بعد ‘نرسِمہ’ یہ آٹھ حرفی پد آتا ہے۔ اس کے رِشی پرجاپتی اور چھند انُشٹُبھ بیان کیے گئے ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada on mantra-vidya/Vedanga-style classification)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It gives the technical identifiers of a Narasiṁha-related mantra—its bīja, ṛṣi, and chandas—showing that effective japa and ritual use in the Purāṇic/Vedāṅga framework requires knowing a mantra’s formal structure, not only its devotional intent.
By centering the mantra on “Nṛsiṁha,” it supports Viṣṇu-bhakti through a specific divine name/form, while also indicating that devotion is strengthened when practiced with correct mantra-knowledge (bīja, metre, and seer).
Chandas (Vedic prosody) and mantra-lakṣaṇa: the verse explicitly names the Anuṣṭubh metre and the ṛṣi (Prajāpati), which are standard technical details used in mantra recitation and ritual procedure.