Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
बीजेनैव षडंगानि कृत्वा ध्यानं समाचरेत् । पुरुषोत्तममंत्रोक्तं सर्वं वास्य प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ११२ ॥
bījenaiva ṣaḍaṃgāni kṛtvā dhyānaṃ samācaret | puruṣottamamaṃtroktaṃ sarvaṃ vāsya prakīrtitam || 112 ||
Nachdem man die sechs Glieder (ṣaḍaṅga) durch das bīja selbst vollzogen hat, soll man sodann die Meditation in rechter Weise ausüben. All dies ist gemäß der Lehre des Puruṣottama-Mantras verkündet worden.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical mantra-vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links correct mantra-procedure (ṣaḍaṅga done via the bīja) with the inner culmination of practice—dhyāna—showing that ritual precision is meant to mature into focused contemplation of Puruṣottama (Vishnu).
Bhakti here is structured as mantra-based worship: the devotee sanctifies body and speech through the mantra’s auxiliaries and then settles into meditation on Puruṣottama, making devotion both disciplined and inward.
It highlights technical mantra-application (prayoga) commonly systematized through śikṣā (correct utterance) and ritual method—using a bīja to accomplish ṣaḍaṅga/nyāsa efficiently before meditation.