The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
जानकीवल्लभो ङेंतो द्विठांतः कवचादिकः । दशार्णोऽयं महामन्त्रो विशिष्टोऽस्य मुनिः स्वराट् ॥ ६५ ॥
jānakīvallabho ṅeṃto dviṭhāṃtaḥ kavacādikaḥ | daśārṇo'yaṃ mahāmantro viśiṣṭo'sya muniḥ svarāṭ || 65 ||
‘جانکی وَلّبھ’ سے آغاز، ‘ङیں’ پر ختم، اور ‘دْوِٹھاں’ سے مُختتم—یہ کَوَچ وغیرہ اعمال میں برتا جاتا ہے۔ یہ دس حرفی مہامنتَر ہے؛ اس کا ممتاز رِشی ‘سوراط’ ہے۔
Narada (teaching mantra-vidya details within the Vedanga/technical section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It defines the lakṣaṇa (technical identity) of a Rāma-centered mahāmantra—its opening, ending phonemes, syllable-count, and ṛṣi—showing that effective mantra practice in the Narada Purana requires both devotion and precise mantra-structure.
By naming the mantra as ‘Jānakīvallabha’ (Rāma), it anchors practice in personal devotion to the Lord; the technical details serve Bhakti by safeguarding correct remembrance and disciplined japa, especially in protective (kavaca) observances.
Mantra-lakṣaṇa grounded in phonetic/recitational precision—how a mantra is identified by its beginning/ending sounds and syllable-count (daśārṇa), and how it is applied in kavaca and allied ritual uses.