Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
एवं सिद्धे मनौ मंत्री कुर्यात्काम्यानि पूर्ववत् । श्रीशक्तिकामः कृष्णाय गोविंदायाग्निसुन्दरी ॥ ९ ॥
evaṃ siddhe manau maṃtrī kuryātkāmyāni pūrvavat | śrīśaktikāmaḥ kṛṣṇāya goviṃdāyāgnisundarī || 9 ||
ពេលមន្ត្រនោះបានសម្រេចសិទ្ធិហើយ អ្នកប្រតិបត្តិមន្ត្រាគួរធ្វើពិធីកាម្យៈ ដូចដែលបានបញ្ជាក់មុន។ អ្នកប្រាថ្នាសិរីសម្បត្តិ និងឥទ្ធិពលទេវី គួរអញ្ជើញ ក្រឹષ્ણ—គោវិន្ទ—ជាមួយ អគ្និសុន្ទរី (អំណាចដ៏ស្រស់ស្អាតនៃភ្លើង)។
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It links mantra-siddhi (successful, stabilized mantra practice) with disciplined application: only after perfection should one undertake kāmya rites, and even then the rite is anchored in devotion to Kṛṣṇa (Govinda) together with a ritual śakti.
Even in technical ritual contexts, the verse centers the act on Kṛṣṇa-Govinda as the primary refuge and object of invocation, showing that desired outcomes are to be sought through devotionally oriented worship rather than mere technique.
It reflects ritual discipline and procedure (kalpa-style application): first establish mantra efficacy (siddhi), then apply it to kāmya-karmas 'as previously taught,' indicating rule-based sequencing and correct ritual deployment.