Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
सुवर्णपिंगलां गौरपिंगलां रक्तपिंगलाम् । गुडपिंगां बभ्रुवर्णां चोत्तमां कपिलां तथा ॥ ६२ ॥
suvarṇapiṃgalāṃ gaurapiṃgalāṃ raktapiṃgalām | guḍapiṃgāṃ babhruvarṇāṃ cottamāṃ kapilāṃ tathā || 62 ||
സുവർണപിംഗള, ഗൗരപിംഗള, രക്തപിംഗള; ഗുഡപിംഗ, ബഭ്രുവർണ, ഉത്തമ, കൂടാതെ കപിലാ—ഇവയാണ് പറയപ്പെട്ട വകഭേദങ്ങൾ.
Narada (enumerating technical classifications within the Vedanga/auxiliary-knowledge context to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It preserves precise traditional nomenclature—named color-types used to ensure correctness and auspiciousness in Vedic-ritual contexts, reflecting the Purana’s concern for technical accuracy (lakṣaṇa) alongside dharma.
Indirectly: it supports bhakti-informed practice by emphasizing careful, faithful adherence to prescribed details—offering one’s acts with precision and reverence, not casualness.
A technical, lexicon-like classification (saṃjñā/terminology) of color varieties—useful for ritual selection and correct identification, akin to the applied descriptive method found in Vedanga-oriented instruction.