Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
दुष्टान्नाशययुग्मं स्यात्तथा पातय घातय । शत्रून् जहिद्वयं माया तारः स्वं बीजमात्मभूः ॥ ८८ ॥
duṣṭānnāśayayugmaṃ syāttathā pātaya ghātaya | śatrūn jahidvayaṃ māyā tāraḥ svaṃ bījamātmabhūḥ || 88 ||
“بدکاروں کو ہلاک کرو”—یہ دو لفظی جوڑا منتر کی صورت ہے؛ اسی طرح “پاتَی” اور “گھاتَی”۔ “دشمنوں کو جَہِی”—یہ دوہرا صیغہ بتایا گیا؛ “مایا”، “تار”، “سْو” اور “آتم بھو” بھی بیج منتر ہیں۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It classifies certain imperative phrases and seed-terms as mantra-forms, indicating how sound (śabda) is organized and applied for protection and removal of negativity within a disciplined Vedic framework.
While primarily technical (mantra classification), it supports bhakti practice by framing protective utterances and bīja-terms as regulated aids that safeguard a devotee’s sādhana and steadiness of mind.
Mantra-viniyoga style technicality—how specific verbal forms (imperatives like nāśaya, pātaya, ghātaya, jahi) and named bījas are treated as functional mantra units in ritual and protective contexts.