Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेन्मंत्रं द्वात्रिंशल्लक्षमानतः । दशांशं जुहुयादग्नौ सिताढ्येन पयोंऽधसा ॥ १९ ॥
dhyātvaivaṃ prajapenmaṃtraṃ dvātriṃśallakṣamānataḥ | daśāṃśaṃ juhuyādagnau sitāḍhyena payoṃ'dhasā || 19 ||
अशा प्रकारे ध्यान करून मंत्राचा बत्तीस लक्ष जप करावा; नंतर त्याच्या दशांश प्रमाणे साखर-मिश्रित दुधाचे हव्य अर्पण करून अग्नीत होम करावा।
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes a complete sādhana cycle: contemplation (dhyāna), disciplined mantra-recitation (japa), and fire-offering (homa) as a sealing act—showing that inner focus and outer rite should support each other.
Bhakti here is expressed through sustained, reverent practice: meditating on the deity of the mantra, repeating the mantra with commitment, and dedicating a portion of the effort as an offering—turning practice into worship.
Ritual prayoga (procedure) and saṅkhyā/gaṇanā (precise counting) are emphasized: a fixed japa target (32 lakṣas) and the rule of offering one-tenth as homa using specified dravya (milk with sugar).