Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
श्रीवत्सवक्षसं भ्राजत्कौस्तुभामुक्तकन्धरम् । हारकेयूरवलयांगदं पीतांबरं स्मरेत् ॥ ३३ ॥
śrīvatsavakṣasaṃ bhrājatkaustubhāmuktakandharam | hārakeyūravalayāṃgadaṃ pītāṃbaraṃ smaret || 33 ||
ज्याच्या वक्षस्थळी श्रीवत्सचिन्ह आहे, कंठी तेजस्वी कौस्तुभमणी शोभतो, जो हार-केयूर-वलय-अंगदांनी अलंकृत असून पीतांबर धारण करतो—त्या हरिचे ध्यान करावे।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual teaching sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes a concrete dhyāna-form of Viṣṇu—marked by Śrīvatsa and Kaustubha—so the mind can be steadied on a sacred iconography, turning remembrance (smaraṇa) into focused devotion.
Bhakti here is practiced as smaraṇa/dhyāna: repeatedly contemplating the Lord’s auspicious marks and ornaments, which trains attention, reverence, and continuous inner worship even outside external ritual.
It supports ritual-technical practice by giving dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditation markers) used alongside mantra and pūjā—helping correct visualization and mental placement during worship procedures.