Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
षट्शताधिकसंख्या स्यादजपाया विभागशः । संकल्पेन मोक्षदाता विष्णुर्मे प्रीयतामिति ॥ ९४ ॥
ṣaṭśatādhikasaṃkhyā syādajapāyā vibhāgaśaḥ | saṃkalpena mokṣadātā viṣṇurme prīyatāmiti || 94 ||
വിഭാഗപ്രകാരം അജപയുടെ എണ്ണം ആറുനൂറിൽ അല്പം അധികമെന്ന് പറയുന്നു. “മോക്ഷദാതാവായ വിഷ്ണു എനിക്കു പ്രസന്നനാകട്ടെ” എന്ന സംकल्पത്തോടെ അതു അഭ്യസിക്കണം।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links disciplined inner japa (Ajapā) with a clear devotional resolve (saṃkalpa), declaring Viṣṇu as the direct giver of mokṣa and making the practice explicitly liberation-oriented.
Bhakti here is expressed as intentional surrender: the practitioner dedicates the inner repetition to pleasing Viṣṇu (“viṣṇur me prīyatām”), turning a yogic technique into a personal act of devotion.
It highlights practical japa-śāstra discipline—counting/measurement (saṃkhyā) and structured division (vibhāga) of practice—showing a technical, method-based approach consistent with the Third Pada’s instructional tone.