Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
कष्णभक्तिप्रदे राधे नमस्ते मंगलप्रदे । इति सम्प्रार्थ्य सर्वेशीं स्तुत्वा हृदि विसर्जयेत् ॥ ४७ ॥
kaṣṇabhaktiprade rādhe namaste maṃgalaprade | iti samprārthya sarveśīṃ stutvā hṛdi visarjayet || 47 ||
கிருஷ்ணபக்தியை அருளும் ராதையே, உமக்கு நமஸ்காரம்; நீ மங்களம் தருபவள். இவ்வாறு பரமேஸ்வரியை மனமுருகப் பிரார்த்தித்து, ஸ்துதி செய்து, இதயத்தில் வைத்து (ஆவாஹனத்தை) விடைபெறச் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Narada (instructional narration within a ritual/recitation context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches the complete arc of devotion—invocation and praise of the divine power (Rādhā as the giver of Kṛṣṇa-bhakti), followed by inner assimilation (placing Her in the heart) and proper ritual closure (visarjana).
Bhakti is presented as a grace bestowed—Rādhā is addressed as the giver of devotion to Kṛṣṇa; the practitioner prays, praises, and then internalizes the deity in the heart, emphasizing inward devotion over mere outward rite.
It reflects practical ritual procedure: stuti (hymn), samprārthana (formal prayer), and visarjana (concluding withdrawal of the invoked presence), a standard upāsanā sequence relevant to kalpa-style liturgical practice.