Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 153
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे कृष्णादिमन्त्रभेदनिरूपणं नामैकाशीतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८१ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde kṛṣṇādimantrabhedanirūpaṇaṃ nāmaikāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 81 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീ ബൃഹന്നാരദീയപുരാണത്തിന്റെ പൂർവ്വഭാഗത്തിലെ ബൃഹദുപാഖ്യാനത്തിന്റെ തൃതീയപാദത്തിൽ ‘കൃഷ്ണാദി മന്ത്രഭേദനിരൂപണം’ എന്ന എൺപത്തൊന്നാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി ॥ ८१ ॥
Narrator/Compiler (colophon line concluding the chapter; not a dialogue utterance)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
This is a chapter-colophon that seals the teaching unit: it marks the completion of a structured exposition on Kṛṣṇa-related mantra classifications, emphasizing that mantra-knowledge is preserved and transmitted within an ordered Purāṇic framework.
Indirectly: by naming the chapter as an analysis of Kṛṣṇa-associated mantras, it situates bhakti-practice (such as japa and mantra-upāsanā) within the Narada Purana’s technical and devotional curriculum, where devotion is supported by correct mantra understanding.
Mantra-bheda (classification and technical differentiation of mantras) is highlighted—an applied, śāstric approach aligned with the Third Pāda’s technical orientation, relevant to correct japa/prayoga and disciplined ritual usage.