Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
मध्ये दिक्षु समभ्यर्च्य बहिः शक्रादिकान्यजेत् । तदस्त्राणि च संपूज्य यजेत्कृष्णाष्टकेन च ॥ ७१ ॥
madhye dikṣu samabhyarcya bahiḥ śakrādikānyajet | tadastrāṇi ca saṃpūjya yajetkṛṣṇāṣṭakena ca || 71 ||
Tendo adorado devidamente a Divindade principal no centro e nas direções, ofereçam-se então, do lado de fora, oblações a Indra e aos demais devas. Depois de honrar plenamente também as suas armas divinas, realize-se o culto com o Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka, o hino de oito versos a Kṛṣṇa.
Narada (in instruction/dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a complete worship-sequence: honoring the central deity and the guardians of directions, then respectfully satisfying Indra and other devas (and their powers), and finally sealing the rite with Kṛṣṇa-centered devotion through the Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka.
Even within a technical ritual framework, the culmination is Kṛṣṇa-stuti: the rite is perfected by directing the practitioner’s heart and speech toward Kṛṣṇa via the Kṛṣṇāṣṭaka.
It reflects Kalpa-style ritual ordering (sequence of offerings, directional worship, and subsidiary deity propitiation), showing procedural precision typical of Vedāṅga-informed pūjā and yajña practice.