Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेल्लक्षं रक्तैः पद्मैर्दशांशतः ॥ ४९ ॥
dhyātvaivaṃ prajapellakṣaṃ raktaiḥ padmairdaśāṃśataḥ || 49 ||
இவ்வாறு தியானித்து ஒரு லட்சம் மந்திர ஜபம் செய்ய வேண்டும்; ஜபத்தின் பத்திலொரு பங்காக சிவப்பு தாமரைகளை அர்ப்பணித்து பூஜை-ஆஹுதி செலுத்த வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-siddhi is supported by a complete discipline: first steady meditation (dhyāna), then sustained japa (lakṣa), and finally a proportional offering (daśāṃśa) that externalizes devotion and seals the practice.
Bhakti here is expressed as focused remembrance (meditation), loving repetition of the divine name/mantra, and tangible worship through offerings—showing devotion as both inner absorption and outer reverence.
It reflects ritual precision: the prescribed count (lakṣa) and the daśāṃśa proportion for offerings mirrors technical discipline found in kalpa-style procedural norms (practical rules for rites and worship).