Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
पद्मोत्पलकरे ताभ्यां श्लिष्टं चक्रदरोज्वलम् । ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेल्लक्षदशकं तद्दशांशतः ॥ १४ ॥
padmotpalakare tābhyāṃ śliṣṭaṃ cakradarojvalam | dhyātvaivaṃ prajapellakṣadaśakaṃ taddaśāṃśataḥ || 14 ||
Dengan bermeditasi demikian terhadap (Tuhan) yang kedua-dua tangan-Nya memegang teratai dan teratai biru (utpala), serta bersinar dengan cakra dan sangkha, hendaklah kemudian melakukan japa sebanyak seratus sepuluh ribu kali; sesudah itu persembahkan satu persepuluh daripadanya sebagai upacara penutup yang ditetapkan.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links visualization (dhyāna) of Vishnu’s auspicious attributes with disciplined mantra-japa, showing that devotion is strengthened by both inner contemplation and precise practice.
Bhakti here is expressed as steady remembrance of Vishnu’s form (lotus, utpala, chakra, conch) followed by sustained japa—devotion made continuous through meditation and repeated divine name/mantra.
It highlights ritual precision—fixed japa-saṅkhyā (count) and the daśāṃśa principle (one-tenth as a concluding/confirmatory rite), reflecting the technical discipline typical of kalpa-style practice.