Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 157
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
संयातसिक्तमभिजप्तमिमं महद्भिर्धार्यं जगत्त्रयवशीकरणैकदक्षम् । रक्षायशः सुतमहीधनधान्यलक्ष्मीसौभाग्यलिप्सुभिरजस्रमनर्घ्यवीर्यम् ॥ १५७ ॥
saṃyātasiktamabhijaptamimaṃ mahadbhirdhāryaṃ jagattrayavaśīkaraṇaikadakṣam | rakṣāyaśaḥ sutamahīdhanadhānyalakṣmīsaubhāgyalipsubhirajasramanarghyavīryam || 157 ||
মহর্ষিসকলে যথাবিধি সংগ্ৰহ কৰি, অভিষেক কৰি, জপ কৰা এই (মন্ত্ৰ/যন্ত্ৰ) ধাৰণযোগ্য; ত্ৰিলোক বশীকৰণত ই একমাত্ৰ দক্ষ। ৰক্ষা, যশ, পুত্ৰ, ভূমি, ধন, ধান্য, লক্ষ্মী আৰু সৌভাগ্য কামনা কৰোঁতাসকলে ইয়াক সদায় ধাৰণ কৰক—ইয়াৰ শক্তি অমূল্য।
Narada (in instruction-style narration within the Vedanga/ritual-application section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes mantra-śakti as a dharmic, disciplined power: when properly consecrated and empowered by japa under the authority of realized sages, it becomes a legitimate protective aid that supports one’s stability and auspiciousness.
While framed as a practical rite, it reflects bhakti’s reliance on sacred sound and sanctification—approaching divine order through reverent recitation, purity, and faith in the efficacy of properly transmitted mantra.
It points to mantra-prayoga and ritual procedure: correct preparation (saṃyāta), consecration by sprinkling (siktam), and empowerment through recitation (abhijaptam)—a technical, applied dimension aligned with Vedanga-style precision in sacred practice.