Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
प्रागुक्ते वैष्णवे पीठे मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः । तत्रावाह्यार्चयेत्कृष्णं मंत्री वै स्थिरमानसः ॥ ८२ ॥
prāgukte vaiṣṇave pīṭhe mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ | tatrāvāhyārcayetkṛṣṇaṃ maṃtrī vai sthiramānasaḥ || 82 ||
Auf dem zuvor beschriebenen vaiṣṇavischen Sockel soll man zunächst die Murti von ihrem Fundament an im Geist durch saṅkalpa entwerfen. Dann soll der Mantra-Kundige, festen Sinnes, dort Kṛṣṇa herabrufen und Ihn verehren.
Narada (teaching the ritual method, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship begins with saṅkalpa (intentional inner formation) and culminates in āvāhana (invocation), showing that steady mental focus is essential for making the deity’s presence manifest in ritual.
Bhakti is expressed here as disciplined, reverent service—invoking Kṛṣṇa and offering worship with a stable mind—uniting inner devotion (sankalpa) with outer acts (arcana).
It highlights ritual praxis centered on mantra-competence (mantrī), correct sequencing (pīṭha preparation → saṅkalpa → āvāhana → arcana), and the required mental steadiness for effective worship.