Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
जप्त्वा चाष्टशतं युद्धे ह्यपमृत्युं जयत्यसौ । पञ्चविंशतिधा जप्त्वा नित्यं प्रातः पिबेज्जलम् ॥ ६५ ॥
japtvā cāṣṭaśataṃ yuddhe hyapamṛtyuṃ jayatyasau | pañcaviṃśatidhā japtvā nityaṃ prātaḥ pibejjalam || 65 ||
Khi ở chiến trận, tụng niệm một trăm lẻ tám lần, người ấy quả thật thắng được cái chết yểu (apamṛtyu). Và sau khi tụng hai mươi lăm lần, mỗi sáng nên uống nước hằng ngày.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents japa as a protective sadhana: specific recitation-counts are prescribed to avert apamṛtyu (untimely death) and to sanctify daily conduct through a disciplined morning practice.
Though framed as a technical instruction, it implies bhakti in practice: repeated remembrance through japa, performed with faith and regularity, becomes a lived devotion that protects and steadies the practitioner.
It highlights ritual discipline and prayoga-style precision—fixed japa-saṅkhyā (108 and 25) and a morning anushthana (drinking water after japa), reflecting procedural knowledge typical of technical sections of the Purana.