Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
मध्ये दिक्षु समभ्यर्च्य बहिः शक्रादिकान्यजेत् । तदस्त्राणि च संपूज्य यजेत्कृष्णाष्टकेन च ॥ ७१ ॥
madhye dikṣu samabhyarcya bahiḥ śakrādikānyajet | tadastrāṇi ca saṃpūjya yajetkṛṣṇāṣṭakena ca || 71 ||
Nachdem man die Hauptgottheit in der Mitte und in den Himmelsrichtungen ordnungsgemäß verehrt hat, bringe man sodann draußen Indra und den übrigen Devas Opfergaben dar. Nachdem auch ihre göttlichen Waffen vollständig geehrt wurden, vollziehe man die Verehrung mit dem Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka, dem achtstrophigen Hymnus auf Kṛṣṇa.
Narada (in instruction/dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a complete worship-sequence: honoring the central deity and the guardians of directions, then respectfully satisfying Indra and other devas (and their powers), and finally sealing the rite with Kṛṣṇa-centered devotion through the Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka.
Even within a technical ritual framework, the culmination is Kṛṣṇa-stuti: the rite is perfected by directing the practitioner’s heart and speech toward Kṛṣṇa via the Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka.
It reflects Kalpa-style ritual ordering (sequence of offerings, directional worship, and subsidiary deity propitiation), showing procedural precision typical of Vedāṅga-informed pūjā and yajña practice.