Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
तारः कृष्णयुगं पश्चान्महाकृष्ण इतीरयेत् । सर्वज्ञ त्वंप्रशंशब्दांते सीदमेऽग्निश्च मारम् ॥ ३१ ॥
tāraḥ kṛṣṇayugaṃ paścānmahākṛṣṇa itīrayet | sarvajña tvaṃpraśaṃśabdāṃte sīdame'gniśca māram || 31 ||
அதன்பின் ‘தார’ என்று, பின்னர் ‘கிருஷ்ணயுகம்’ என்று, அதன் பின் ‘மஹாகிருஷ்ண’ என்று உச்சரிக்க வேண்டும். இறுதியில் ‘ஸர்வஜ்ஞா! நீ…’ போன்ற புகழ்ச்சிச் சொற்களையும், ‘ஸீதமே’, ‘அக்னி’, ‘மார’ என்பதையும் கூற வேண்டும்।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/mantra-technical teaching)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It models a precise, step-by-step mantra-sequence where divine names and praise-phrases are combined with technical mantra-words—showing that disciplined recitation (vidhi) is itself a means of sanctifying speech and mind.
By centering the recitation on Krishna-epithets (Kṛṣṇa, Mahā-kṛṣṇa) and concluding with praise (“O Omniscient One…”), it frames mantra as devotional address—bhakti expressed through correctly ordered nāma-utterance.
It highlights Shiksha/Vyakarana-style discipline: the correct order of utterance (paścāt), fixed mantra-words, and prescribed endings—key features of technical recitation rules used in ritual and mantra practice.