Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 157
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
नृसिंहमन्त्रः खाङ्कार्णो मुनिरत्रिः प्रकीर्तितः । छन्दोऽतिजगती प्रोक्तं देवता कथिता मनोः ॥ १५७ ॥
nṛsiṃhamantraḥ khāṅkārṇo muniratriḥ prakīrtitaḥ | chando'tijagatī proktaṃ devatā kathitā manoḥ || 157 ||
نرسِمھ منتر کو ‘خاںگ’ حرف سے آغاز والا کہا گیا ہے؛ اس کے رِشی اَتری ہیں۔ اس کا چھند ‘اَتی جگتی’ بتایا گیا اور دیوتا ‘مَن’ (مانس) قرار دیا گیا ہے॥
Narada (teaching in a technical, Vedanga-aligned mantra-anukrama context to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It gives the mantra’s traditional “identifier set” (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā), which sanctifies correct japa and links the Nṛsiṁha practice to an authorized Vedic lineage.
By specifying the Nṛsiṁha-mantra’s ritual credentials, it supports disciplined devotional practice—bhakti expressed through properly transmitted mantra-japa rather than improvisation.
Chandas (Vedic metre) and mantra-anukrama method: identifying the seer (Atri), the metre (Atijagatī), and the devatā (Manas) used for viniyoga and correct recitation.