Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
संपूज्यैवं मनौ सिद्धे कुर्यात्काम्यानि मंत्रवित् । अष्टोत्तरसहस्रं यः पयोभिर्दिनशो हुनेत् ॥ ६४ ॥
saṃpūjyaivaṃ manau siddhe kuryātkāmyāni maṃtravit | aṣṭottarasahasraṃ yaḥ payobhirdinaśo hunet || 64 ||
अशा रीतीने सम्यक् पूजन करून, मंत्र सिद्ध झाल्यावर मंत्रवेत्ता इच्छित फलासाठी काम्य कर्म करावे। जो दररोज दुधाने एक हजार आठ आहुती होमात अर्पण करतो, तो इष्ट फल प्राप्त करतो।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It links mantra-siddhi (mantra perfection) with disciplined daily homa, teaching that desired aims should be pursued only after proper worship and mastery of the mantra.
Bhakti appears here as reverent, methodical worship (saṃpūjya) preceding ritual action—devotion grounds the practice so that kāmya rites are not done casually but under sanctified mantra-discipline.
It highlights ritual science (kalpa/śrauta-smārta procedure): fixed counts (1008) and specific oblation substance (milk) used in daily homa after mantra-siddhi.