Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
श्यामलांगाय हृदयं दशार्णः सर्वसिद्धिदः । बालांते वपुषे कृष्णायाग्निजायांतिमोऽपरः ॥ ९४ ॥
śyāmalāṃgāya hṛdayaṃ daśārṇaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ | bālāṃte vapuṣe kṛṣṇāyāgnijāyāṃtimo'paraḥ || 94 ||
श्यामल अंगांच्या प्रभूसाठी हृदयमंत्र हा दशार्ण (दशाक्षरी) असून तो सर्व सिद्धी देणारा आहे. आणि बालरूपाच्या शेवटी अग्निकन्या ‘कृष्णा’ हिच्यासाठी अंतिम अतिरिक्त मंत्र सांगितला आहे.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies a specific hṛdaya-mantra (heart formula) for the dark-limbed deity-form and states its fruit as sarva-siddhi—completeness in spiritual and ritual attainments—showing how mantra is linked to inner realization through nyāsa.
Bhakti here is expressed as mantra-centered worship: the devotee approaches the deity’s form (vapuṣ) with a prescribed heart-mantra, aligning mind and body in reverent practice rather than mere external ritual.
It reflects mantra-śāstra and ritual application (a Vedāṅga-adjacent technical discipline): the use of syllable-counted formulas (daśārṇa) and their placement as hṛdaya/nyāsa components within a structured worship sequence.