Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
चतुर्थ्यन्तः पक्षिराजः स्वाहा पीठमनुः स्मृतः । दृष्ट्वांगं कर्णिकामध्ये नागान्यंत्रेषु पूजयेत् ॥ १५१ ॥
caturthyantaḥ pakṣirājaḥ svāhā pīṭhamanuḥ smṛtaḥ | dṛṣṭvāṃgaṃ karṇikāmadhye nāgānyaṃtreṣu pūjayet || 151 ||
చతుర్థీ విభక్త్యంతంగా ‘పక్షిరాజ’ అని పలికి, తరువాత ‘స్వాహా’—ఇదే పీఠమంత్రమని చెప్పబడింది। కర్ణిక మధ్యలో అంగాన్ని స్థాపించి/ధ్యానించి, యంత్రాలలో నాగులను పూజించవలెను।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches precise mantra-vidhi: the correct grammatical form of the mantra, inner visualization (aṅga in the lotus center), and then external worship of Nāga-deities through yantras—showing that ritual efficacy depends on both inner nyāsa and outer pūjā.
Bhakti here appears as disciplined reverence expressed through exact mantra recitation and worship; devotion is made “technically correct” by aligning speech (mantra), mind (visualization), and action (pūjā) toward the divine beings invoked.
Vyākaraṇa-based precision is indicated by “caturthyantaḥ” (use of the dative case in the mantra), and ritual-technology is shown through nyāsa (aṅga placement) and yantra-based worship methodology.