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 ||
Así, tras meditar en el Purusha Primordial sentado en el loto del corazón, claramente florecido—resplandeciente como el brillo de una densa nube de lluvia y maravillosamente dorado—debe recitarse el Arka-mantra cien mil veces. Luego, tomando un mantra e insertando en él dos sílabas “tārā” (el sonido sagrado oṃ), han de ofrecerse mil oblaciones en el fuego a Arka (el Sol) con el combustible prescrito, usando juntos leche, miel, ghee y azúcar—o bien con pāyasa (arroz con leche).
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).