Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
अभ्युक्ष्यतत्प्रसादाद्भिरात्मानं प्रपबेदपः । तत्तृत्पस्तमथोद्वास्य तन्मयः प्रजपेन्मनुम् ॥ १२५ ॥
abhyukṣyatatprasādādbhirātmānaṃ prapabedapaḥ | tattṛtpastamathodvāsya tanmayaḥ prajapenmanum || 125 ||
S’étant aspergé de cette eau sanctifiée (prasāda), il doit ensuite boire l’eau de ce rite. Lorsqu’il est rassasié, qu’il congédie alors (udvāsa) la divinité/le rite ; puis, absorbé en Cela, qu’il répète le mantra.
Narada (teaching in a procedural/ritual instruction sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a complete arc of practice—purification with sanctified water, internalization through drinking, proper concluding dismissal (visarjana), and then steady mantra-japa in absorption—so the rite culminates in inner realization rather than mere external action.
By instructing the practitioner to become “tan-maya” (absorbed in the worshipped Reality) and continue japa, it emphasizes devotion that matures into constant remembrance, where ritual leads into heartfelt, continuous contemplative worship.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual method: abhyukṣaṇa (sprinkling), ācamana/prāśana (drinking sanctified water), and visarjana/udvāsana (formal dismissal), followed by regulated japa—core procedural knowledge used in Vedic and Purāṇic worship.