Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
सूत उवाच । श्रुत्वेत्थं यजनं विप्रा मन्त्रध्यानपुरःसरम् । सर्वासामवताराणां नारदो देवदर्शनः ॥ १ ॥
sūta uvāca | śrutvetthaṃ yajanaṃ viprā mantradhyānapuraḥsaram | sarvāsāmavatārāṇāṃ nārado devadarśanaḥ || 1 ||
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ! മന്ത്രജപവും ധ്യാനവും മുൻനിർത്തിയ ഇത്തരമൊരു യജനത്തെ കേട്ടശേഷം, ദേവദർശിയായ നാരദൻ സർവ്വ അവതാരങ്ങളെ സംബന്ധിച്ച് (പ്രസംഗം ആരംഭിച്ചു)॥ १ ॥
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames ritual (yajana) as spiritually effective only when led by mantra and dhyāna, and it authorizes the coming teaching by presenting Nārada as a deva-darśin (one with direct divine vision).
By transitioning from properly performed worship into avatāra-narration, it signals that devotion matures through hearing sacred accounts of the Lord’s descents, grounded in mantra and meditation.
It highlights the applied ritual discipline of mantra-usage and meditative focus—core to Vedic practice—implying correct recitation and procedure (supported by śikṣā/phonetics and kalpa/ritual method).