Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
रविलक्षं जपेन्मंत्रं दुग्धैर्हुत्वा दशांशतः । यजेच्च पूर्ववद्गोष्ठस्थितं वा प्रतिमादिषु ॥ ६९ ॥
ravilakṣaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ dugdhairhutvā daśāṃśataḥ | yajecca pūrvavadgoṣṭhasthitaṃ vā pratimādiṣu || 69 ||
मंत्राचा एक लक्ष जप करावा; मग त्याच्या दशांशाइतक्या दुधाने होम करावा। त्यानंतर पूर्वी सांगितल्याप्रमाणे पूजा करावी—गोष्ठात (गोठ्यात) स्थापित देवतेची किंवा प्रतिमा इत्यादी प्रतिष्ठित रूपांची।
Narada (teaching in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner discipline (japa) with outward sacrificial purification (homa) and concludes with formal worship, showing a complete sādhana sequence where mantra-power is sealed through fire-offering and devotion.
After the technical practice of japa and homa, it directs the practitioner to worship the deity in a sanctified locus (goṣṭha) or through an image (pratimā), emphasizing devotion expressed through reverent, rule-based pūjā.
It reflects ritual proportionality (daśāṃśa—one-tenth homa after japa) and procedural continuity (“pūrvavat”), a hallmark of applied karmakāṇḍa practice aligned with śrauta/smārta ritual logic.