Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
उक्त्वा सर्वजनांते तु संमोहनपदं तथा । ज्वल ज्वल प्रज्वलेति प्रोच्य सर्वजनस्य च ॥ १९५ ॥
uktvā sarvajanāṃte tu saṃmohanapadaṃ tathā | jvala jvala prajvaleti procya sarvajanasya ca || 195 ||
Kemudian, di hadapan semua orang, dia mengucapkan mantera pemukau; dan sambil mengisytiharkan kepada sekalian, “Menyala, menyala—marilah berkobar!”, dia pun melafazkan jampi itu.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-mantra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra (anger)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights the potency of spoken mantra-formulas: specific utterances (mohana and agni-invocation words) are presented as operative speech-acts whose force depends on correct recitation and intention.
Indirectly: by contrast, it shows that technical mantra-effects can be sought through formulaic speech, whereas Narada Purana elsewhere elevates Vishnu-bhakti as the purifying, non-deceptive spiritual path beyond mere worldly siddhi-oriented recitations.
Mantra-prayoga and disciplined utterance (connected with Śikṣā/phonetics and Vyākaraṇa/word-form): the verse emphasizes precise verbal formulas—quoted syllables/imperatives—used in ritual-technical applications.