Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 162
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
विंशार्णस्य मुनिर्ब्रह्मा गायत्री छन्द ईरितम् । कृष्णश्च देवता कामो बीजं शक्तिर्द्विठो बुधैः ॥ १६२ ॥
viṃśārṇasya munirbrahmā gāyatrī chanda īritam | kṛṣṇaśca devatā kāmo bījaṃ śaktirdviṭho budhaiḥ || 162 ||
Bagi mantra dua puluh suku kata, Brahmā dinyatakan sebagai ṛṣi (penyaksi), dan Gāyatrī sebagai chandas (metrum). Kṛṣṇa ialah devatā yang memerintah; Kāma disebut sebagai bīja (benih); dan para bijaksana menyatakan śakti-nya ialah “Dviṭhā”.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition on mantra-vidya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It encodes the standard mantra-lakṣaṇa framework—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—showing that a mantra is approached as a complete Vedic-technique with lineage (ṛṣi), sonic form (metre), divine focus (devatā), and inner potency (bīja–śakti).
By naming Kṛṣṇa as the devatā, the verse directs the practitioner’s worshipful attention toward Kṛṣṇa as the mantra’s divine center, aligning technical mantra-recitation with devotional contemplation of the Lord.
Chandas (metre) is explicitly taught—Gāyatrī—along with the applied mantra-science used in ritual and japa: identifying the mantra’s ṛṣi, devatā, bīja, and śakti for correct viniyoga (application).