Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
नारदोऽस्य मुनिश्छन्दोऽनुष्टुप् च देवता मनोः । रुक्मिणीवल्लभश्चंद्रदृग्वेदांगाक्षिवर्णकैः । पञ्चांगानि प्रकुर्वीत ततो ध्यायेत्सुरेश्वरम् ॥ ४७ ॥
nārado'sya muniśchando'nuṣṭup ca devatā manoḥ | rukmiṇīvallabhaścaṃdradṛgvedāṃgākṣivarṇakaiḥ | pañcāṃgāni prakurvīta tato dhyāyetsureśvaram || 47 ||
இந்த (மந்திர/விதி)க்கு ரிஷி நாரதர்; சந்தம் அனுஷ்டுப்; தேவதை மனோஃ. ‘ருக்மிணீவல்லப’, ‘சந்திர’, ‘த்ருக்’, ‘வேதாங்க’, ‘அக்ஷி’, ‘வர்ண’ எனக் குறிக்கும் எழுத்துகளால் பஞ்சாங்க (ந்யாச) அமைத்து, பின்னர் தேவேஸ்வரனைத் தியானிக்க வேண்டும்.
Narada (instructional voice within the Vedāṅga/technical section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It formalizes mantra-practice by stating ṛṣi (seer), chandas (metre), and devatā (deity), then directs the practitioner to complete the fivefold ‘aṅgas’ and culminate in meditation on the Supreme Lord.
Even in a technical Vedāṅga setting, the goal is devotional absorption: after the procedural limbs are completed, the practitioner is instructed to meditate on Sureśvara—Vişṇu/Kṛṣṇa—making ritual serve bhakti and inner contemplation.
It highlights chandas (metre-identification), varṇa/syllable-based construction, and the standard mantra-viniyoga framework (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā), along with a five-limbed arrangement (pañcāṅga) used in ritual/nyāsa-style practice.