Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 149
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
रहस्यं परमं चाथ वक्ष्ये मोक्षप्रदं नृणाम् । ध्यायेत्स्वहृत्सरसिजे देवकीनंदनं विभुम् ॥ १४९ ॥
rahasyaṃ paramaṃ cātha vakṣye mokṣapradaṃ nṛṇām | dhyāyetsvahṛtsarasije devakīnaṃdanaṃ vibhum || 149 ||
Kini aku akan menyatakan rahsia tertinggi yang menganugerahkan mokṣa kepada manusia: hendaklah seseorang bermeditasi, di dalam teratai hatinya sendiri, kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Meliputi—putera Devakī.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents an esoteric, liberation-giving instruction: steady inner meditation on the all-pervading Lord (Devakī’s son, Śrī Kṛṣṇa) seated in the heart-lotus as a direct means to mokṣa.
Bhakti is expressed as intimate inner upāsanā—remembering and contemplating Kṛṣṇa within one’s own heart—where devotion becomes continuous dhyāna rather than merely external worship.
The practical takeaway is upāsanā-vidhi (meditative procedure): establishing the deity in the heart-lotus and sustaining dhyāna—often supported by correct mantra pronunciation and disciplined practice (elements commonly systematized through Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa).