Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
वेणुं धमंतं स्वकरे दधानं सव्ये दरं यष्टिमुदारवेषम् । दक्षे तथैवेप्सितदानदक्षं ध्यात्वार्चयेन्नंदजमिंदिराप्त्यै ॥ ८५ ॥
veṇuṃ dhamaṃtaṃ svakare dadhānaṃ savye daraṃ yaṣṭimudāraveṣam | dakṣe tathaivepsitadānadakṣaṃ dhyātvārcayennaṃdajamiṃdirāptyai || 85 ||
Indem man den Sohn Nandas meditiert—die Flöte in seiner Hand haltend und sie spielend, in der linken Hand einen Stab tragend, in herrlicher Kleidung geschmückt und mit der rechten Hand kundig im Gewähren der ersehnten Gaben—soll man ihn verehren, um Śrī zu erlangen: Wohlstand und göttliche Gnade.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a specific dhyāna (visual contemplation) of Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the boon-giver; worship grounded in such meditation is said to lead to Indirāpti—attainment of Lakṣmī as auspiciousness, prosperity, and divine favor.
Bhakti is expressed as dhyāna followed by arcana: first fixing the mind on the Lord’s form and qualities (flute-playing, splendidly adorned, benevolent giver), then offering worship—devotion becomes both inner absorption and outward ritual service.
The verse points to prayoga (ritual application): the sequence of dhyāna → arcana and the use of dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (iconographic markers) to stabilize attention during worship—an applied, technical aspect of pūjā-vidhi.