Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 162
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
विंशार्णस्य मुनिर्ब्रह्मा गायत्री छन्द ईरितम् । कृष्णश्च देवता कामो बीजं शक्तिर्द्विठो बुधैः ॥ १६२ ॥
viṃśārṇasya munirbrahmā gāyatrī chanda īritam | kṛṣṇaśca devatā kāmo bījaṃ śaktirdviṭho budhaiḥ || 162 ||
二十音節のマントラについては、ブラフマー（Brahmā）がリシ（ṛṣi）として宣言され、ガーヤトリー（Gāyatrī）が韻律（chandas）と説かれる。主宰神（devatā）はクリシュナ（Kṛṣṇa）、種子（bīja）はカーマ（Kāma）であり、賢者たちはその力（śakti）を「ドヴィター（Dviṭhā）」と称する。
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition on mantra-vidya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It encodes the standard mantra-lakṣaṇa framework—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—showing that a mantra is approached as a complete Vedic-technique with lineage (ṛṣi), sonic form (metre), divine focus (devatā), and inner potency (bīja–śakti).
By naming Kṛṣṇa as the devatā, the verse directs the practitioner’s worshipful attention toward Kṛṣṇa as the mantra’s divine center, aligning technical mantra-recitation with devotional contemplation of the Lord.
Chandas (metre) is explicitly taught—Gāyatrī—along with the applied mantra-science used in ritual and japa: identifying the mantra’s ṛṣi, devatā, bīja, and śakti for correct viniyoga (application).