Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
अष्ट्त्तरसहस्रं च प्रजपेन्मंत्रमुत्तमम् । अह्नो मध्ये यजेदेवं यः कृष्णं वैष्णवोत्तमः ॥ ८८ ॥
aṣṭttarasahasraṃ ca prajapenmaṃtramuttamam | ahno madhye yajedevaṃ yaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ vaiṣṇavottamaḥ || 88 ||
Le plus éminent des vaiṣṇavas —dévoué à Kṛṣṇa— doit réciter en japa le mantra suprême mille huit fois; et, à midi, il doit adorer le Seigneur selon cette règle.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It sets a disciplined devotional standard: fixed-count japa (1008) and a specific sacred time (midday) for worship, showing that bhakti is strengthened through regular, rule-based practice (ācāra).
Bhakti here is expressed as sustained remembrance (mantra-japa) and direct worship (pūjā) of Kṛṣṇa; the “foremost Vaiṣṇava” is defined by consistent daily devotion rather than mere identity.
It reflects ritual time-discipline (āhnika/kalā—appropriate timing such as madhyāhna) and counted recitation (japa-saṅkhyā), both central to applied ritual procedure associated with Vedāṅga-based practice.