Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
सूत उवाच । श्रुत्वेत्थं यजनं विप्रा मन्त्रध्यानपुरःसरम् । सर्वासामवताराणां नारदो देवदर्शनः ॥ १ ॥
sūta uvāca | śrutvetthaṃ yajanaṃ viprā mantradhyānapuraḥsaram | sarvāsāmavatārāṇāṃ nārado devadarśanaḥ || 1 ||
Sūta dit : Ô brāhmaṇas, ayant ainsi entendu le culte sacrificiel, précédé de la récitation des mantras et de la contemplation méditative, Nārada, le voyant qui contemple les devas, parla alors de toutes les descentes divines (avatāras).
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames ritual (yajana) as spiritually effective only when led by mantra and dhyāna, and it authorizes the coming teaching by presenting Nārada as a deva-darśin (one with direct divine vision).
By transitioning from properly performed worship into avatāra-narration, it signals that devotion matures through hearing sacred accounts of the Lord’s descents, grounded in mantra and meditation.
It highlights the applied ritual discipline of mantra-usage and meditative focus—core to Vedic practice—implying correct recitation and procedure (supported by śikṣā/phonetics and kalpa/ritual method).