Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
अभ्युक्ष्यतत्प्रसादाद्भिरात्मानं प्रपबेदपः । तत्तृत्पस्तमथोद्वास्य तन्मयः प्रजपेन्मनुम् ॥ १२५ ॥
abhyukṣyatatprasādādbhirātmānaṃ prapabedapaḥ | tattṛtpastamathodvāsya tanmayaḥ prajapenmanum || 125 ||
Tendo aspergido a si mesmo com aquela água santificada (prasāda), deve então beber a água desse rito. Quando estiver satisfeito, deve em seguida realizar o udvāsa (despedida/encerramento) da deidade/do rito; e, absorvido Nisso, repetir o mantra.
Narada (teaching in a procedural/ritual instruction sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a complete arc of practice—purification with sanctified water, internalization through drinking, proper concluding dismissal (visarjana), and then steady mantra-japa in absorption—so the rite culminates in inner realization rather than mere external action.
By instructing the practitioner to become “tan-maya” (absorbed in the worshipped Reality) and continue japa, it emphasizes devotion that matures into constant remembrance, where ritual leads into heartfelt, continuous contemplative worship.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual method: abhyukṣaṇa (sprinkling), ācamana/prāśana (drinking sanctified water), and visarjana/udvāsana (formal dismissal), followed by regulated japa—core procedural knowledge used in Vedic and Purāṇic worship.