Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
तारवह्निप्रिये बीजशक्ती मन्त्रस्य कीर्तिते । ज्वलज्वल महामंत्री स्वाहा हृदयमीरितम् ॥ १४२ ॥
tāravahnipriye bījaśaktī mantrasya kīrtite | jvalajvala mahāmaṃtrī svāhā hṛdayamīritam || 142 ||
“Tārā”, “Vahni” dan “Priyā” dinyatakan sebagai bīja dan śakti bagi mantra ini. Rumusan hati (hṛdaya) diajarkan sebagai: “Jvala jvala, wahai kuasa mantra agung, svāhā.”
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It encodes the mantra’s inner structure—bīja, śakti, and hṛdaya—showing how sound (śabda) is organized to awaken focused power (śakti) for ritual and inner transformation.
By prescribing a heart-formula to be held and repeated, it turns ritual speech into concentrated remembrance—channeling devotion through disciplined japa and reverent invocation.
Mantra-śāstra practice within the Vedāṅga-oriented section: identifying bīja/śakti/hṛdaya components used for japa, nyāsa, and homa-style recitation with ‘svāhā’.