Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
एवं ध्यात्वा पुमांसं स्फुटहृदयसरोजासनासीनमाद्यं सांद्रांभोदाच्छबिंबाद्भुतकनकनिभं संजपेदर्कलक्षम् । मन्वोरेकं द्वितारांतरितमथः हुनेदर्कसाहस्रमिध्मैः क्षीरिद्रूत्थर्यथोक्तैः समधुघृतसितेनाथवा पायसेन ॥ १५१ ॥
evaṃ dhyātvā pumāṃsaṃ sphuṭahṛdayasarojāsanāsīnamādyaṃ sāṃdrāṃbhodācchabiṃbādbhutakanakanibhaṃ saṃjapedarkalakṣam | manvorekaṃ dvitārāṃtaritamathaḥ hunedarkasāhasramidhmaiḥ kṣīridrūttharyathoktaiḥ samadhughṛtasitenāthavā pāyasena || 151 ||
Thus, having meditated on the Primordial Person seated upon the clearly blossomed lotus of the heart—radiant like the sheen of a dense rain-cloud and wondrously golden—one should repeat the Arka-mantra one hundred thousand times. Then, taking a single mantra and inserting within it two “tārā” syllables (the sacred sound oṃ), one should offer a thousand fire-oblations to Arka (the Sun) with the prescribed fuel, using milk, honey, ghee, and sugar together—or else with pāyasa (rice-pudding).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links inner contemplation (dhyāna on the Puruṣa in the heart-lotus) with outer sacrificial discipline (japa and homa), showing that ritual efficacy is grounded in purified awareness and focused visualization.
Devotion is expressed through reverent meditation on the divine form and sustained mantra-repetition, culminating in offerings to Arka; the verse frames worship as both heartfelt (hṛdaya) and action-oriented (homa).
It emphasizes ritual-technical procedure: prescribed counts (lakṣa-japa, sāhasra-homa), mantra-formation using tārā (oṃ), and correct dravya (milk, honey, ghee, sugar, or pāyasa) and idhma (fuel) for the offering—features aligned with Kalpa (ritual science).