Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
श्रीशक्तिस्मरपूर्वोगजन्मा शक्तिरमांतिकः । दशाक्षरः स एवादौ प्रोक्तः शक्तिरमायुतः ॥ १२ ॥
śrīśaktismarapūrvogajanmā śaktiramāṃtikaḥ | daśākṣaraḥ sa evādau proktaḥ śaktiramāyutaḥ || 12 ||
ഈ മന്ത്രം ശ്രീശക്തിയുടെ സ്മരണപൂർവ്വ സംയോഗത്തിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ചതാണ്; ഇത് രമാ (ലക്ഷ്മി)യുടെ സമീപസ്ഥമായ ശക്തിരൂപം. ഇതുതന്നെ ആദ്യം പ്രസ്താവിച്ച ദശാക്ഷരമന്ത്രം—രമയോടുകൂടിയ ശക്തി.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage teachings on mantra-vidya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames mantra as arising from disciplined remembrance (smara/smaraṇa) and yogic union, emphasizing that true efficacy is rooted in Śrī-Śakti and closeness to Ramā (Lakṣmī)—i.e., auspicious divine power rather than mere recitation.
By highlighting smara (remembrance) as the prerequisite, it aligns mantra-practice with bhakti-upāsanā: sustained recollection of the Divine (with Śrī/Lakṣmī-śakti) becomes the inner devotion that gives the mantra its living force.
It points to mantra-śāstra precision through akṣara-saṅkhyā (the count of syllables—daśākṣara), a technical feature used in correct chanting, ritual application, and systematic upāsanā.