Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 100
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
एवं ध्यात्वार्चयेन्मन्त्री स्यादंगैः प्रथमावृत्तिः । द्वितीया महिषीभिस्तु तृतीयायां समर्चयेत् ॥ १०० ॥
evaṃ dhyātvārcayenmantrī syādaṃgaiḥ prathamāvṛttiḥ | dvitīyā mahiṣībhistu tṛtīyāyāṃ samarcayet || 100 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ ധ്യാനിച്ച് മന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ ആരാധന നടത്തണം. ആദ്യ ആവൃത്തി അങ്കമന്ത്രങ്ങളോടെ; രണ്ടാം ആവൃത്തി ദിവ്യ മഹിഷികളോടെ (ഭഗവാന്റെ സഹചാരി ദേവിമാരോടെ); മൂന്നാം ആവൃത്തിയിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായി സമർചന നടത്തണം.
Narada (teaching a technical arcana/nyasa sequence, in the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship is not random: meditation (dhyāna) is followed by a graded arcana sequence—first stabilizing the deity-form through aṅga-mantras, then honoring the deity’s śakti/consorts, and finally completing the worship in a mature, integrated manner.
Bhakti is shown as disciplined reverence: the devotee first centers the mind in dhyāna, then serves the deity with mantra-structure (aṅgas) and relational fullness (honoring the consorts), culminating in wholehearted, complete worship.
It highlights ritual-technical sequencing of mantra practice—avṛtti (repetition cycles) and aṅga-mantras (auxiliary limbs), a procedural knowledge aligned with śrauta/smārta-style prayoga traditions and mantra-vidhi.