Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
षट्शताधिकसंख्या स्यादजपाया विभागशः । संकल्पेन मोक्षदाता विष्णुर्मे प्रीयतामिति ॥ ९४ ॥
ṣaṭśatādhikasaṃkhyā syādajapāyā vibhāgaśaḥ | saṃkalpena mokṣadātā viṣṇurme prīyatāmiti || 94 ||
L’Ajapā (japa naturel, non proféré) est dite, selon ses divisions, compter un peu plus de six cents. Avec ce saṅkalpa : «Que Viṣṇu, dispensateur de mokṣa, soit satisfait de moi», qu’on la pratique.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links disciplined inner japa (Ajapā) with a clear devotional resolve (saṃkalpa), declaring Viṣṇu as the direct giver of mokṣa and making the practice explicitly liberation-oriented.
Bhakti here is expressed as intentional surrender: the practitioner dedicates the inner repetition to pleasing Viṣṇu (“viṣṇur me prīyatām”), turning a yogic technique into a personal act of devotion.
It highlights practical japa-śāstra discipline—counting/measurement (saṃkhyā) and structured division (vibhāga) of practice—showing a technical, method-based approach consistent with the Third Pada’s instructional tone.