Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
वेदलक्षं जपेन्मंत्रं किंशुकैस्तद्दशांशतः । हुत्वा तु पूजयेन्मन्त्री विंशत्यर्णविधानतः ॥ २९ ॥
vedalakṣaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ kiṃśukaistaddaśāṃśataḥ | hutvā tu pūjayenmantrī viṃśatyarṇavidhānataḥ || 29 ||
Man soll das Mantra hunderttausendmal rezitieren; dann im Feueropfer (homa) Kiṃśuka‑ (Palāśa‑)Blüten darbringen, und zwar ein Zehntel dieser Zahl; danach soll der Übende gemäß der vorgeschriebenen Methode des zwanzigsilbigen (viṃśaty-arṇa) Mantras verehren.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It sets a disciplined sādhana structure: extensive japa to internalize the mantra, followed by a proportionate homa (one-tenth) to ritually seal and sanctify the practice, culminating in deity-worship according to a fixed vidhāna.
Bhakti here is expressed through regulated worship—repetition of the Lord’s mantra, offerings into sacred fire, and formal pūjā—showing devotion as steady, count-based, and scripture-aligned service rather than mere emotion.
It highlights ritual science (kalpa/vidhāna): prescribed counts (lakṣa-japa and daśāṃśa-homa), correct materials (kiṃśuka), and mantra-structure awareness (viṃśaty-arṇa—twenty syllables).