Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
अंत्यमंत्थमनंगश्च नवार्णः कीर्तितो मनुः । जप्तोऽयं शतधा शापं बालाया विनिवर्तयेत् ॥ ४६ ॥
aṃtyamaṃtthamanaṃgaśca navārṇaḥ kīrtito manuḥ | japto'yaṃ śatadhā śāpaṃ bālāyā vinivartayet || 46 ||
‘اَنتیہ’، ‘مَنتھ’ اور ‘اَنَنگ’ سے مرکّب نو اَکْشَری منتر بیان کیا گیا ہے۔ اس کا سو بار جپ کرنا کم سن لڑکی پر وارد شاپ کو دور کر دیتا ہے۔
Narada (teaching mantra-prayoga within Vedanga/ritual-technical instruction, traditionally to the Sanatkumara brothers in this section’s dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a specific mantra-prayoga: a nine-syllabled mantra whose disciplined repetition (100 japa) is said to neutralize a harmful śāpa (curse), showing the Purana’s applied, remedial side of dharma and mantra-śāstra.
Though technical in tone, it implies bhakti through faithful japa—steady repetition with trust in mantra-śakti—where sincerity and disciplined practice become the means of relief and protection.
It highlights mantra-prayoga methodology: identifying a navārṇa-mantra and prescribing a precise repetition count (śata-japa) as a remedial rite—an applied ritual/technical instruction aligned with Vedanga-style practice.