Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
एवं ध्यात्वा जपेन्मंत्रान्पञ्चलक्षं पृथक् सुधीः । जुहुयात्तद्दशांशेन पायसेन ससर्पिषा ॥ ८ ॥
evaṃ dhyātvā japenmaṃtrānpañcalakṣaṃ pṛthak sudhīḥ | juhuyāttaddaśāṃśena pāyasena sasarpiṣā || 8 ||
Así, tras meditar, el sabio practicante debe recitar por separado los mantras cinco lakhs (quinientas mil) veces. Luego, con una ofrenda de pāyasa (arroz con leche) preparada con ghee, debe realizar el homa en la décima parte de ese número.
Narada (teaching ritual procedure, in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a classical sādhanā structure: meditation (dhyāna) grounds the mind, large-count mantra-japa purifies and concentrates awareness, and the follow-up homa seals the practice through sacrificial offering, integrating inner devotion with Vedic ritual action.
Even though it is technical, the sequence implies bhakti as sustained remembrance (japa after dhyāna) and self-offering (homa), where the practitioner’s devotion is expressed through disciplined repetition and consecrated oblations.
It highlights ritual mathematics and procedure used in Vedic practice—lakṣa-count japa and the daśāṃśa rule (one-tenth) for homa—along with the prescribed havis (pāyasa with ghee) for the fire-offering.