Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
श्यामलांगाय हृदयं दशार्णः सर्वसिद्धिदः । बालांते वपुषे कृष्णायाग्निजायांतिमोऽपरः ॥ ९४ ॥
śyāmalāṃgāya hṛdayaṃ daśārṇaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ | bālāṃte vapuṣe kṛṣṇāyāgnijāyāṃtimo'paraḥ || 94 ||
श्यामलाङ्गाय तस्य हृदयमन्त्रः दशार्णोऽयं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदः। बालान्ते वपुषे तु कृष्णायाः—अग्निजायाः—अन्तिमोऽपरः मन्त्रः॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies a specific hṛdaya-mantra (heart formula) for the dark-limbed deity-form and states its fruit as sarva-siddhi—completeness in spiritual and ritual attainments—showing how mantra is linked to inner realization through nyāsa.
Bhakti here is expressed as mantra-centered worship: the devotee approaches the deity’s form (vapuṣ) with a prescribed heart-mantra, aligning mind and body in reverent practice rather than mere external ritual.
It reflects mantra-śāstra and ritual application (a Vedāṅga-adjacent technical discipline): the use of syllable-counted formulas (daśārṇa) and their placement as hṛdaya/nyāsa components within a structured worship sequence.