Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
पक्षात्सगोगणो मुक्तो दशार्णे चाप्ययं विधिः । तारो हृद्भगवान् ङेंतः श्रीगोविंदस्तथा भवेत् ॥ ६५ ॥
pakṣātsagogaṇo mukto daśārṇe cāpyayaṃ vidhiḥ | tāro hṛdbhagavān ṅeṃtaḥ śrīgoviṃdastathā bhavet || 65 ||
Ketika rangkaian gogaṇa dilepaskan dari susunan ‘pakṣa’, tata cara yang sama berlaku pula dalam bentuk daśārṇa (sepuluh suku kata): suku kata ‘tāra’ ditempatkan di hati sebagai Bhagavān, dan bunyi sengau penutup dipasang—maka jadilah mantra mulia Śrī Govinda.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that the mantra is not merely recited but ritually “installed” (nyāsa), especially at the heart, so the practitioner internalizes Govinda as Bhagavān through precise syllabic method.
By directing the sādhaka to place the saving syllable (‘tāra’) in the heart as the Lord, it frames mantra-practice as intimate devotion—making Govinda the inner presence rather than only an external deity.
It reflects a technical, Vedāṅga-like concern for phonetic/ritual precision: syllable-count (daśārṇa), mantra-grouping (gaṇa), and the correct terminal sound—features tied to śikṣā (phonetics) and ritual procedure.