Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
श्रीबीजं शक्तिरापेति बीजेनैव षडंकस्तथा । त्रैलोक्यमोहनः शब्दो नमोंऽतो मनुरीरितः ॥ ११४ ॥
śrībījaṃ śaktirāpeti bījenaiva ṣaḍaṃkastathā | trailokyamohanaḥ śabdo namoṃ'to manurīritaḥ || 114 ||
គេនិយាយថា ព្យាង្គគ្រាប់ (bīja) «śrī» អាចអញ្ជើញឲ្យសក្តិ (Śakti) ចូលមក; ហើយដោយ bīja នោះឯង កាយមន្ត្រា៦អង្គ (ṣaḍaṅga) ក៏ត្រូវបានបង្កើតឡើង។ បន្ទាប់មក ពាក្យដែលមន្តស្នេហ៍បីលោក ត្រូវបានបង្រៀន ជាមន្ត្រដែលបញ្ចប់ដោយ «namaḥ»។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It explains the technical principle that a bīja like “śrī” is not merely a sound but a power-invoking seed, capable of generating a complete mantra-structure and yielding an attraction/benediction effect when properly concluded with “namaḥ”.
By emphasizing “namaḥ” (salutation/surrender) as the mantra-ending, it frames mantra-practice as devotion through humility—power (Śakti) is approached through reverent surrender rather than mere technique.
Mantra-śāstra style construction: use of bīja-syllables, forming a ṣaḍaṅga (sixfold) mantra-body, and the rule of ending a mantra with “namaḥ” for worship-oriented application.