Shloka 43
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
तस्मात्तेनैव मंत्रेण भक्त्या कृष्णं जगद्गुरुम् । संपूज्य गंधपुष्पाद्यैः प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत् ॥ ४३ ॥
tasmāttenaiva maṃtreṇa bhaktyā kṛṣṇaṃ jagadgurum | saṃpūjya gaṃdhapuṣpādyaiḥ praṇipatya prasādayet || 43 ||
অতএব সেই মন্ত্রেই ভক্তিসহ জগদ্গুরু শ্রীকৃষ্ণকে যথাবিধি পূজা কর; গন্ধ, পুষ্প প্রভৃতিতে অর্চনা করে প্রণাম জানিয়ে তাঁর প্রসাদ প্রার্থনা কর।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From exhortation ('therefore') to complete devotional worship—offerings, prostration, and the soft resolution of receiving grace (prasāda)."}
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-japa must be completed by loving worship and surrender—offerings (gandha, puṣpa) and praṇāma culminate in prasāda, the Lord’s grace.
Bhakti is shown as an integrated practice: remembering the Lord through a specific mantra, honoring Him with simple upacāras (flowers, fragrance), and humbly bowing—devotion, not mere ritual, is the means to please Kṛṣṇa.
It emphasizes mantra-prayoga (correct application of a given mantra) and basic pūjā-upacāra discipline—practical ritual procedure rather than technical Vedāṅga topics like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.