Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
नारद उवाच । ब्रह्मंस्त्वया समाख्याता विधयस्तंत्रचोदिताः । तत्रापि कृष्णमंत्राणां वैभवं ह्युदितं महत् ॥ ५ ॥
nārada uvāca | brahmaṃstvayā samākhyātā vidhayastaṃtracoditāḥ | tatrāpi kṛṣṇamaṃtrāṇāṃ vaibhavaṃ hyuditaṃ mahat || 5 ||
நாரதர் கூறினார்—ஓ பிரஹ்மன்! தந்திரங்களில் விதிக்கப்பட்ட விதி-முறைகளை நீங்கள் விளக்கியுள்ளீர்; அதிலும் ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ண மந்திரங்களின் மகத்தான வைபவம் நிச்சயமாகப் புகழப்பட்டிருக்கிறது।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes that among many Tantra-prescribed ritual procedures, the Narada Purana highlights the exceptional spiritual potency (vaibhava) of Kṛṣṇa-mantras as a direct means toward devotion and divine grace.
By singling out Kṛṣṇa-mantras as supremely glorious within ritual systems, the verse frames mantra-japa and mantra-upāsanā as bhakti-centered practices—ritual discipline serving loving remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.
It points to applied ritual methodology (vidhi) and mantra-prayoga—how procedures are derived from authoritative textual injunctions (tantra-codita), aligning technical practice with devotional goals.