Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
पूर्वोक्ते वैष्णवे पीठे मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः । तत्रावाह्य यजेत्कृष्णं गुरुपूजनपूर्वकम् ॥ ७० ॥
pūrvokte vaiṣṇave pīṭhe mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ | tatrāvāhya yajetkṛṣṇaṃ gurupūjanapūrvakam || 70 ||
Di atas pelantar Vaiṣṇava yang telah dihuraikan, hendaklah terlebih dahulu menetapkan dalam niat bentuk-mūrti itu dari asasnya. Kemudian, setelah mengundang (āvāhana) Kṛṣṇa hadir di sana, hendaklah menyembah-Nya—dengan memulakan pemujaan kepada Guru terlebih dahulu.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes spiritually grounded when the deity is established through saṅkalpa and invoked properly, and when devotion is anchored in reverence to the Guru as the gateway to divine grace.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: mentally fixing the Lord’s presence, performing āvāhana, and offering pūjā with humility—starting with guru-pūjana, which aligns the devotee’s intention with authentic Vaiṣṇava practice.
It highlights ritual procedure and correct sequencing (saṅkalpa → āvāhana → pūjā), reflecting the technical, method-driven approach typical of Narada Purana’s instructional sections (vidhi) rather than abstract philosophy.