Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
प्रागुक्ते वैष्णवे पीठे मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः । तत्रावाह्यार्चयेत्कृष्णं मंत्री वै स्थिरमानसः ॥ ८२ ॥
prāgukte vaiṣṇave pīṭhe mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ | tatrāvāhyārcayetkṛṣṇaṃ maṃtrī vai sthiramānasaḥ || 82 ||
Sur le piédestal vaiṣṇava décrit plus haut, après avoir d’abord conçu mentalement l’icône depuis sa base même, l’officiant connaisseur du mantra—l’esprit stable—doit y invoquer Kṛṣṇa et L’adorer.
Narada (teaching the ritual method, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship begins with saṅkalpa (intentional inner formation) and culminates in āvāhana (invocation), showing that steady mental focus is essential for making the deity’s presence manifest in ritual.
Bhakti is expressed here as disciplined, reverent service—invoking Kṛṣṇa and offering worship with a stable mind—uniting inner devotion (sankalpa) with outer acts (arcana).
It highlights ritual praxis centered on mantra-competence (mantrī), correct sequencing (pīṭha preparation → saṅkalpa → āvāhana → arcana), and the required mental steadiness for effective worship.