Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
कांचीनूपुरहारकंकणलसत्केयूरभूषान्वितं गोपीनां द्वितयां तरे सुललितं वन्यप्रसूनस्रजम् । अन्योन्यं विनिबद्धगोपदयितादोर्वल्लिवीतं लसद्रासक्रीडनलोलुपं मनसिजाक्रांतं मुकुन्दं भवेत् ॥ १११ ॥
kāṃcīnūpurahārakaṃkaṇalasatkeyūrabhūṣānvitaṃ gopīnāṃ dvitayāṃ tare sulalitaṃ vanyaprasūnasrajam | anyonyaṃ vinibaddhagopadayitādorvallivītaṃ lasadrāsakrīḍanalolupaṃ manasijākrāṃtaṃ mukundaṃ bhavet || 111 ||
Que Mukunda demeure dans le cœur—paré de ceinture, d’anneaux de cheville, de collier, de bracelets et de keyūras étincelants; d’une grâce exquise entre deux gopīs; portant une guirlande de fleurs sauvages; enlacé par les bras, tels des lianes, des jeunes vachères qui se serrent l’une l’autre; avide du jeu radieux de la danse rāsa; et subjugué par la puissance de l’amour.
Narada (instructional meditation verse within the Narada Purana’s teaching flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shringara
FAQs
It prescribes a vivid dhyāna (contemplative visualization) of Mukunda as the heart’s chosen form—ornamented, graceful, and engaged in rāsa—so that the mind becomes absorbed in divine beauty and love, a classic bhakti-based method for inner steadiness and purification.
Bhakti here is cultivated through affectionate remembrance (smaraṇa) and meditation on Kṛṣṇa’s līlā with the gopīs, emphasizing intimate, personal devotion where the devotee’s mind is drawn from worldly desire into God-centered love.
The verse primarily functions as a dhyāna-mantra style passage rather than a technical Vedāṅga lesson; its practical takeaway aligns most with correct recitation and contemplative application (linked to śikṣā/phonetics and smṛti-based practice) for sustained mental focus in devotional worship.