Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
शंकुकर्णः सर्वनेत्रः सुमुखः सुप्रतिष्टितः । विष्वक्सेनश्च संपूज्यः स्वात्मा चार्च्यस्ततः परम् ॥ ७६ ॥
śaṃkukarṇaḥ sarvanetraḥ sumukhaḥ supratiṣṭitaḥ | viṣvaksenaśca saṃpūjyaḥ svātmā cārcyastataḥ param || 76 ||
Śaṅkukarṇa, Sarvanetra, Sumukha et Supratiṣṭhita—ainsi que Viṣvaksena—doivent être honorés par un culte accompli. Ensuite, que l’on vénère son propre Ātman comme le Suprême.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a graded worship: honor the divine attendants and guardians of sacred order (especially Viṣvaksena) and then culminate in recognizing and worshipping the indwelling Self as the highest reality.
Bhakti is shown as disciplined and complete (saṃpūjya): external reverential worship is performed properly, but it matures into inward devotion—seeing the Supreme through the purified inner Self.
It reflects ritual procedure and sequencing (prayoga): invoking and worshipping protective/attendant deities to remove obstacles and stabilize the rite before proceeding to the highest contemplative worship.