Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
चक्रैः पूर्ववदंगानि त्रयाणामपि कल्पयेत् । ततः किरीटमनुनाव्यापकं हि समाचरेत् ॥ ४ ॥
cakraiḥ pūrvavadaṃgāni trayāṇāmapi kalpayet | tataḥ kirīṭamanunāvyāpakaṃ hi samācaret || 4 ||
Avec les emblèmes du disque, qu’on dispose les membres des trois (formes) comme il a été dit auparavant. Ensuite, qu’on façonne dûment la couronne, selon la mesure prescrite, largement déployée et bien proportionnée, comme pénétrant tout.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-arts context within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses that sacred forms are not made arbitrarily: divine emblems (like the cakra) and correct proportions (like the kirīṭa) are part of dharmic precision, ensuring the icon supports proper meditation and worship.
Bhakti here is expressed through careful, rule-guided service—constructing or visualizing the Lord’s form with correct marks and ornaments, so devotion becomes disciplined and focused rather than merely emotional.
It reflects applied technical discipline aligned with śāstric method—measured construction and prescribed features—akin to the procedural rigor used in kalpa (ritual procedure) and related śāstra-based arts.