Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
रविलक्षं जपेन्मंत्रं दुग्धैर्हुत्वा दशांशतः । यजेच्च पूर्ववद्गोष्ठस्थितं वा प्रतिमादिषु ॥ ६९ ॥
ravilakṣaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ dugdhairhutvā daśāṃśataḥ | yajecca pūrvavadgoṣṭhasthitaṃ vā pratimādiṣu || 69 ||
Man soll das Mantra hunderttausendmal wiederholen und dann Milchopfer in der Homa-Feuerhandlung darbringen, in einer Menge von einem Zehntel dieser Zahl. Danach vollziehe man die Verehrung wie zuvor beschrieben—entweder für die im Kuhstall (goṣṭha) errichtete Gottheit oder für ein Bildnis und verwandte geweihte Formen.
Narada (teaching in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner discipline (japa) with outward sacrificial purification (homa) and concludes with formal worship, showing a complete sādhana sequence where mantra-power is sealed through fire-offering and devotion.
After the technical practice of japa and homa, it directs the practitioner to worship the deity in a sanctified locus (goṣṭha) or through an image (pratimā), emphasizing devotion expressed through reverent, rule-based pūjā.
It reflects ritual proportionality (daśāṃśa—one-tenth homa after japa) and procedural continuity (“pūrvavat”), a hallmark of applied karmakāṇḍa practice aligned with śrauta/smārta ritual logic.