Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
प्रणवो बीजमाख्यातं स्वाहा शक्तिरुदाहृता । स्वाहेति हृदयं प्रोक्तं सोऽहं वेति शिरो मतम् ॥ १०५ ॥
praṇavo bījamākhyātaṃ svāhā śaktirudāhṛtā | svāheti hṛdayaṃ proktaṃ so'haṃ veti śiro matam || 105 ||
Praṇava (Oṃ) diisytiharkan sebagai bīja, suku benih. “Svāhā” diajarkan sebagai śakti, daya kuasa. “Svāhā” juga disebut sebagai hṛdaya, hati, dan “So’ham” dianggap sebagai śiras, kepala.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It codifies a mantra’s inner structure: Oṃ as the generative seed, svāhā as the energizing force and core, and “so’ham” as the highest ‘head’—pointing from ritual utterance toward inner realization.
By showing how mantra recitation can move from external offering-forms (“svāhā”) to internal worship—centering the heart and culminating in contemplative union (“so’ham”), which supports steady upāsanā (devotional meditation).
Mantra-lakṣaṇa and nyāsa-style components (bīja, śakti, hṛdaya, śiras) used in ritual and upāsanā practice—part of the technical, applied knowledge emphasized in Book 1.3.