Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
होमयेत्सप्तरात्रं च रिपुर्याति यमालयम् । धान्यैः संप्राप्यते धान्यमन्नैरन्नसमुच्छ्रयः ॥ ५९ ॥
homayetsaptarātraṃ ca ripuryāti yamālayam | dhānyaiḥ saṃprāpyate dhānyamannairannasamucchrayaḥ || 59 ||
Nếu cử hành hỏa cúng (homa) suốt bảy đêm, kẻ thù sẽ đi về cõi Yama. Dâng cúng ngũ cốc thì được ngũ cốc; dâng cúng thức ăn thì được sự sung túc dồi dào về lương thực.
Narada (teaching in a phala-śruti style within a ritual/technical instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It states a karmic principle in ritual language: sustained homa (seven nights) is said to remove hostile forces, and offerings made into sacred contexts return as corresponding blessings—grain yields grain, food yields abundance of food.
While primarily ritualistic, it supports bhakti indirectly by emphasizing faithful, sustained sacred action (homa and offering). In the Purāṇic framework, such acts become offerings to the divine order, aligning the devotee with dharma and protection.
It reflects applied ritual discipline (vaidika-kriyā) connected with yajña/homa procedure and phala-śruti reasoning—showing how specific offerings (dravya like dhānya/anna) are linked to specific intended results in ritual manuals.