Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
सद्यारूढा स्मृतिस्तोयं केशवाढ्यधरायुगम् । भयाग्निवल्लभामंत्रः सप्तार्णः सर्वसिद्धिदः ॥ ५८ ॥
sadyārūḍhā smṛtistoyaṃ keśavāḍhyadharāyugam | bhayāgnivallabhāmaṃtraḥ saptārṇaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ || 58 ||
ക്ഷണത്തിൽ ഉദിക്കുന്ന സ്മൃതിയാണ് അതിന്റെ ‘ജലം’; കേശവനാമം സമൃദ്ധമായ അതിന്റെ അധരയുഗ്മം. ‘ഭയാഗ്നി-വല്ലഭാ’ എന്ന സപ്താക്ഷരമന്ത്രം സർവ്വസിദ്ധി നൽകുന്നു.
Narada (teaching in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links mantra-japa with inner purification: instant recollection (smṛti) and the sanctification of speech through Keśava’s name, presenting a seven-syllable mantra as a direct means to overcome fear and attain spiritual efficacy (siddhi).
By stating that the lips are ‘enriched with Keśava’, it emphasizes nāma-centered devotion—making speech a vehicle of bhakti—where remembrance and repetition of Vishnu’s name/mantra becomes the core practice.
It highlights mantra-śāstra style precision: identifying a mantra by its name and its metrical/phonetic count (saptārṇa, seven syllables), reflecting technical mantra practice aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and disciplined japa.