Shloka 43
Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
तस्मात्तेनैव मंत्रेण भक्त्या कृष्णं जगद्गुरुम् । संपूज्य गंधपुष्पाद्यैः प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत् ॥ ४३ ॥
tasmāttenaiva maṃtreṇa bhaktyā kṛṣṇaṃ jagadgurum | saṃpūjya gaṃdhapuṣpādyaiḥ praṇipatya prasādayet || 43 ||
ஆகையால் அதே மந்திரத்தால் பக்தியுடன் உலககுரு ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ணனை முறையாகப் பூஜிக்க வேண்டும்; நறுமணம், மலர் முதலியவற்றால் அர்ச்சித்து, பணிந்து வணங்கி, அவரது அருளைப் பெற வேண்ட வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-japa must be completed by loving worship and surrender—offerings (gandha, puṣpa) and praṇāma culminate in prasāda, the Lord’s grace.
Bhakti is shown as an integrated practice: remembering the Lord through a specific mantra, honoring Him with simple upacāras (flowers, fragrance), and humbly bowing—devotion, not mere ritual, is the means to please Kṛṣṇa.
It emphasizes mantra-prayoga (correct application of a given mantra) and basic pūjā-upacāra discipline—practical ritual procedure rather than technical Vedāṅga topics like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.