The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
जप्या जपादौ गोपालमनूनां जनरंजनी । हृदयं कामदेवाय ङेंतं सर्वजनप्रियम् ॥ १९४ ॥
japyā japādau gopālamanūnāṃ janaraṃjanī | hṛdayaṃ kāmadevāya ṅeṃtaṃ sarvajanapriyam || 194 ||
ஜபத்தின் தொடக்கத்தில் கோபால மந்திரங்களின் ஜனரஞ்சனி சூத்திரம் ஜபிக்கப்பட வேண்டும். ‘ஙேம்’ பீஜத்தால் தொடங்கும் காமதேவ ஹ்ருதய மந்திரம் அனைவருக்கும் பிரியமானது என கூறப்படுகிறது.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-mantra context, in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It highlights the disciplined structure of mantra-practice: starting japa with an appropriate Gopāla-related formula and using a specific hṛdaya-mantra to concentrate the deity’s essence, aiming at inner attraction toward dharma and devotion.
By emphasizing Gopāla-mantra japa, it frames devotion as a repeatable, heart-centered practice where the divine name/formula is approached with method—beginning correctly and focusing on the mantra’s ‘heart’ (hṛdaya) to deepen loving remembrance.
It reflects procedural mantra-vidhi—how and when to apply specific mantras in japa—aligned with Śikṣā (sound/recitation discipline) and broader ritual method, including attention to bija/hṛdaya components used in technical mantra traditions.