Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
सर्वेषु मुख्योऽयं तेऽत्र कथितो कथहाभिधः । एवं संशोध्य मंत्रं तु शुद्धे काले स्थले तथा ॥ १७ ॥
sarveṣu mukhyo'yaṃ te'tra kathito kathahābhidhaḥ | evaṃ saṃśodhya maṃtraṃ tu śuddhe kāle sthale tathā || 17 ||
Parmi toutes les méthodes, celle-ci est la principale ; elle t’a été exposée ici sous le nom de « Kathahā ». Ainsi, après avoir purifié et vérifié le mantra, on doit l’employer à un moment pur et en un lieu pur également.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that mantra practice is not merely repetition: the mantra must be properly examined and purified, and then applied under conditions of purity (time and place), which supports dharma and effective spiritual results.
Even when devotion is primary, the Purana emphasizes disciplined practice: offering one’s mantra-japa and worship with correctness and purity becomes an expression of careful reverence toward the deity.
It highlights procedural competence related to mantra—its saṃśodhana (verification/purification) and the selection of śuddha-kāla and śuddha-sthala—topics aligned with Vedanga-style ritual precision and auxiliary disciplines used in correct performance.