Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
रविलक्षं जपेन्मंत्रं दुग्धैर्हुत्वा दशांशतः । यजेच्च पूर्ववद्गोष्ठस्थितं वा प्रतिमादिषु ॥ ६९ ॥
ravilakṣaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ dugdhairhutvā daśāṃśataḥ | yajecca pūrvavadgoṣṭhasthitaṃ vā pratimādiṣu || 69 ||
ಮಂತ್ರವನ್ನು ಒಂದು ಲಕ್ಷ ಬಾರಿ ಜಪಿಸಬೇಕು; ನಂತರ ಅದರ ದಶಾಂಶ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಹಾಲಿನಿಂದ ಹೋಮ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು. ಅನಂತರ ಪೂರ್ವವಿಧಿಯಂತೆ ಪೂಜೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು—ಗೋಷ್ಠದಲ್ಲಿ (ಗೋಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ) ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತ ದೇವತೆಯನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾದಿ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಿತ ರೂಪಗಳನ್ನು।
Narada (teaching in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner discipline (japa) with outward sacrificial purification (homa) and concludes with formal worship, showing a complete sādhana sequence where mantra-power is sealed through fire-offering and devotion.
After the technical practice of japa and homa, it directs the practitioner to worship the deity in a sanctified locus (goṣṭha) or through an image (pratimā), emphasizing devotion expressed through reverent, rule-based pūjā.
It reflects ritual proportionality (daśāṃśa—one-tenth homa after japa) and procedural continuity (“pūrvavat”), a hallmark of applied karmakāṇḍa practice aligned with śrauta/smārta ritual logic.