Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 197
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
जपादौ स्मरबीजाद्यो जगत्त्रयवशीकरः । पीठ प्राग्वत्समभ्यर्च्य मूर्ति संकल्प्य मूलतः ॥ १९७ ॥
japādau smarabījādyo jagattrayavaśīkaraḥ | pīṭha prāgvatsamabhyarcya mūrti saṃkalpya mūlataḥ || 197 ||
Pada awal japa dan upacara sejenis, hendaknya terlebih dahulu menjapa Kāma-bīja dan bija lainnya yang menundukkan tiga dunia. Setelah memuja pīṭha seperti sebelumnya, dari akar laku itu ia membentuk citra Dewa melalui sankalpa dan meditasi.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It frames japa as a complete ritual technology: begin with potent bīja-syllables, establish the sacred base (pīṭha), and then stabilize the practice by clearly visualizing the deity’s form—making the mantra effective through both rite and inner concentration.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: reverencing the pīṭha and mentally “bringing forth” the deity’s form (mūrti-saṅkalpa) so that remembrance and recitation become a living relationship rather than mere sound.
It highlights procedural ritual know-how—sequencing (beginning of japa), prescribed repetition “as before” (prākvat), and the technical use of bīja-mantras and saṅkalpa (intent/visualization) as part of a formal sādhanā method.