Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
त्रिपदा हरिजा पूर्वमुखी ब्रह्मास्त्रसंज्ञिका । चतुर्विशतितत्त्वाढ्या पातु प्राचीं दिशं मम ॥ १४२ ॥
tripadā harijā pūrvamukhī brahmāstrasaṃjñikā | caturviśatitattvāḍhyā pātu prācīṃ diśaṃ mama || 142 ||
ہری سے پیدا شدہ تری پدا شکتی، جو مشرق رُخ ہے اور ‘برہماستر’ کے نام سے معروف ہے، چوبیس تتووں سے بھرپور ہو کر میری مشرقی سمت کی حفاظت کرے۔
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It invokes a Viṣṇu-born protective śakti—identified as “Brahmāstra”—to guard the eastern quarter, showing how mantra is used for dik-bandhana (directional sealing) grounded in tattva-jñāna.
By attributing protection to “Harijā” (born of Hari), it frames safety and auspiciousness as arising from reliance on Viṣṇu’s power—devotion expressed through mantra-recitation and reverent invocation.
It reflects applied ritual science: directional protection (dik-pālana/dik-bandhana) and technical doctrine via the “twenty-four tattvas,” a structured metaphysical enumeration used to support precise mantra practice.