Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
षट्शताधिकसंख्या स्यादजपाया विभागशः । संकल्पेन मोक्षदाता विष्णुर्मे प्रीयतामिति ॥ ९४ ॥
ṣaṭśatādhikasaṃkhyā syādajapāyā vibhāgaśaḥ | saṃkalpena mokṣadātā viṣṇurme prīyatāmiti || 94 ||
A Ajapā (japa natural, não pronunciado) é dita, em suas divisões, ter um número pouco acima de seiscentos. Com este saṅkalpa: “Que Viṣṇu, doador de mokṣa, se agrade de mim”, deve-se praticá-la.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links disciplined inner japa (Ajapā) with a clear devotional resolve (saṃkalpa), declaring Viṣṇu as the direct giver of mokṣa and making the practice explicitly liberation-oriented.
Bhakti here is expressed as intentional surrender: the practitioner dedicates the inner repetition to pleasing Viṣṇu (“viṣṇur me prīyatām”), turning a yogic technique into a personal act of devotion.
It highlights practical japa-śāstra discipline—counting/measurement (saṃkhyā) and structured division (vibhāga) of practice—showing a technical, method-based approach consistent with the Third Pada’s instructional tone.