Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
यद्यदिच्छति तत्सर्वं तर्पणादेव सिद्ध्यति । वाक्कामो ङेयुतं कृष्णपदं माया ततः पगरम् ॥ २२ ॥
yadyadicchati tatsarvaṃ tarpaṇādeva siddhyati | vākkāmo ṅeyutaṃ kṛṣṇapadaṃ māyā tataḥ pagaram || 22 ||
മനുഷ്യൻ എന്തെല്ലാം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവോ അതെല്ലാം തർപ്പണത്തിലൂടെയേ സിദ്ധിയാകുന്നു; അതിൽ നിന്ന് വാക്സിദ്ധിയും കാമസിദ്ധിയും ലഭിക്കുന്നു, ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണപാദാശ്രയത്തോടെ പിന്നെ മായ ജയിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents tarpaṇa as a powerful Vedic rite that fulfills lawful desires and, when aligned with devotion to Kṛṣṇa’s feet, helps one move beyond Māyā toward spiritual clarity.
While emphasizing ritual (tarpaṇa), it culminates in surrender to Kṛṣṇa-pada, indicating that ritual success is best perfected when directed toward Vishnu-bhakti and liberation from Māyā.
It highlights ritual practice (connected with Kalpa/karma-kāṇḍa procedure): tarpaṇa as a technical rite whose correct performance is said to yield siddhi, including refined speech and desired outcomes.