Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma
संगृह्य मन्त्रं गुरुभक्तियुक्तो विचिंत्य सर्वं मनसा तदीहितम् । कृपां तदीयां निजधर्मसंस्थो विभावयन्नात्मनि तोषयेद्गुरुम् ॥ १६ ॥
saṃgṛhya mantraṃ gurubhaktiyukto viciṃtya sarvaṃ manasā tadīhitam | kṛpāṃ tadīyāṃ nijadharmasaṃstho vibhāvayannātmani toṣayedgurum || 16 ||
Having received the mantra and endowed with devotion to the guru, one should contemplate in the mind all that the guru intends; established in one’s own dharma, one should internalize the guru’s grace within oneself and thereby please the guru.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the guru-disciple context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-fruit arises not merely from recitation but from aligning one’s inner life with the guru’s intent, living in dharma, and assimilating the guru’s grace as an inner transforming power.
Bhakti is expressed as guru-bhakti: respectful acceptance of the mantra, sustained mental remembrance of the guru’s instruction, and a life of disciplined conduct—through which the disciple pleases the guru and becomes fit for spiritual realization.
It highlights the applied discipline behind mantra-sadhana—proper initiation/acceptance, mental contemplation (manana), and dharmic conduct as the supporting framework for correct practice of sacred knowledge.