Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 145
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
प्रत्येकं द्विस्ततः स्वाहा कवचस्य मनुर्मतः । उग्ररूपधरांते तु सर्वविषहरेति च ॥ १४५ ॥
pratyekaṃ dvistataḥ svāhā kavacasya manurmataḥ | ugrarūpadharāṃte tu sarvaviṣahareti ca || 145 ||
Für jede Formel ist vorgeschrieben, das schützende Kavaca-Mantra zweihundertmal zu rezitieren und mit „svāhā“ zu schließen. Und am Ende des Mantras an die Gottheit in furchterregender Gestalt füge hinzu: „sarva-viṣa-harā“ („Vertreiberin allen Giftes“).
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined mantra-prayoga: precise repetition counts and correct mantra endings, treating protection (kavaca) as a regulated sacred technology rather than a casual chant.
Bhakti here appears as attentive service to the deity through exact ritual speech—devotion expressed by faithful adherence to the prescribed mantra form and conclusion.
Ritual procedure and mantra-usage rules (prayoga)—including japa-saṅkhyā (fixed count) and mantra-śeṣa (required endings like “svāhā” and epithets such as “sarva-viṣa-harā”).