Shloka 43
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
तस्मात्तेनैव मंत्रेण भक्त्या कृष्णं जगद्गुरुम् । संपूज्य गंधपुष्पाद्यैः प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत् ॥ ४३ ॥
tasmāttenaiva maṃtreṇa bhaktyā kṛṣṇaṃ jagadgurum | saṃpūjya gaṃdhapuṣpādyaiḥ praṇipatya prasādayet || 43 ||
Darum soll man mit eben diesem Mantra Kṛṣṇa, den Guru der Welt, in Bhakti verehren; nachdem man Ihn gebührend mit Düften, Blumen und dergleichen geehrt hat, soll man sich niederwerfen und um Seine Gnade (prasāda) bitten.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-japa must be completed by loving worship and surrender—offerings (gandha, puṣpa) and praṇāma culminate in prasāda, the Lord’s grace.
Bhakti is shown as an integrated practice: remembering the Lord through a specific mantra, honoring Him with simple upacāras (flowers, fragrance), and humbly bowing—devotion, not mere ritual, is the means to please Kṛṣṇa.
It emphasizes mantra-prayoga (correct application of a given mantra) and basic pūjā-upacāra discipline—practical ritual procedure rather than technical Vedāṅga topics like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.