Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
The Recitation of the Thousand Names of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa (Yugala-Sahasranāma) and Śaraṇāgati-Dharma
प्रपन्नोऽस्मीति सततं चिंतयेद्धृद्गतं हरिम् । स एव पालनं नित्यं करिष्यति ममेति च ॥ २५ ॥
prapanno'smīti satataṃ ciṃtayeddhṛdgataṃ harim | sa eva pālanaṃ nityaṃ kariṣyati mameti ca || 25 ||
‘ഞാൻ ശരണാഗതനാണ്’ എന്ന ഭാവത്തോടെ ഹൃദയത്തിൽ വസിക്കുന്ന ഹരിയെ നിരന്തരം ധ്യാനിക്കണം. ‘അവൻ തന്നെയാണ് എപ്പോഴും എന്നെ കാക്കുന്നത്’ എന്ന ഉറച്ച വിശ്വാസവും വേണം.
Narada (teaching in a didactic context within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches śaraṇāgati (full surrender) as an inner practice: steady remembrance of Hari in the heart, paired with unwavering trust that the Lord Himself is the protector.
Bhakti here is expressed as continuous smaraṇa (remembrance) and prapatti (taking refuge), where devotion matures into confidence that God’s grace—not one’s own power—is the sustaining force.
A practical sādhana principle is emphasized: disciplined mental recollection (cintana/smṛti) and repeated affirmation (bhāvanā) that stabilizes the mind—useful as a supportive method alongside Vedanga-based study and ritual life.