Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
मध्ये दिक्षु समभ्यर्च्य बहिः शक्रादिकान्यजेत् । तदस्त्राणि च संपूज्य यजेत्कृष्णाष्टकेन च ॥ ७१ ॥
madhye dikṣu samabhyarcya bahiḥ śakrādikānyajet | tadastrāṇi ca saṃpūjya yajetkṛṣṇāṣṭakena ca || 71 ||
Après avoir adoré comme il se doit la Divinité principale au centre et dans les directions, qu’on fasse ensuite, à l’extérieur, des offrandes à Indra et aux autres devas. Puis, ayant pleinement honoré leurs armes divines, qu’on accomplisse le culte en récitant le Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka, l’hymne de huit stances à Kṛṣṇa.
Narada (in instruction/dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a complete worship-sequence: honoring the central deity and the guardians of directions, then respectfully satisfying Indra and other devas (and their powers), and finally sealing the rite with Kṛṣṇa-centered devotion through the Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka.
Even within a technical ritual framework, the culmination is Kṛṣṇa-stuti: the rite is perfected by directing the practitioner’s heart and speech toward Kṛṣṇa via the Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka.
It reflects Kalpa-style ritual ordering (sequence of offerings, directional worship, and subsidiary deity propitiation), showing procedural precision typical of Vedāṅga-informed pūjā and yajña practice.