Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
तारवह्निप्रिये बीजशक्ती मन्त्रस्य कीर्तिते । ज्वलज्वल महामंत्री स्वाहा हृदयमीरितम् ॥ १४२ ॥
tāravahnipriye bījaśaktī mantrasya kīrtite | jvalajvala mahāmaṃtrī svāhā hṛdayamīritam || 142 ||
या मंत्राची बीज-शक्ती ‘तारा’, ‘वह्नि’ आणि ‘प्रिया’ अशी कीर्तित आहे. हृदयमंत्र असा सांगितला आहे— “ज्वल ज्वल, हे महामंत्रशक्ती, स्वाहा।”
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It encodes the mantra’s inner structure—bīja, śakti, and hṛdaya—showing how sound (śabda) is organized to awaken focused power (śakti) for ritual and inner transformation.
By prescribing a heart-formula to be held and repeated, it turns ritual speech into concentrated remembrance—channeling devotion through disciplined japa and reverent invocation.
Mantra-śāstra practice within the Vedāṅga-oriented section: identifying bīja/śakti/hṛdaya components used for japa, nyāsa, and homa-style recitation with ‘svāhā’.