Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
णांति विद्येश विद्यामाशु प्रयच्छ ततश्च मे । त्रयस्त्रिंशदक्षरोऽयं महाविद्याप्रदोमनुः ॥ ३२ ॥
ṇāṃti vidyeśa vidyāmāśu prayaccha tataśca me | trayastriṃśadakṣaro'yaṃ mahāvidyāpradomanuḥ || 32 ||
‘ఓ విద్యేశా! నాకు విద్యను త్వరగా ప్రసాదించు’ అని పలకాలి; తదనంతరం ఈ ముప్పైమూడు అక్షరాల మంత్రం మహావిద్యను ప్రసాదించేది.
Narada (in prayer/instructional narration within the Vidya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents mantra-vidyā as a revealed, grace-bestowed knowledge: the seeker prays to the Lord of Knowledge, and the “thirty-three-syllabled” mantra is described as a direct means to attain Mahāvidyā (higher spiritual insight).
The verse models bhakti through surrender and petition—approaching the divine source of knowledge (Vidyeśa) with humility—showing that realization and mantra-power arise from divine favor, not mere intellectual effort.
It highlights technical mantra-discipline: attention to akṣara (syllable) count and the principle that specific mantras are classified by structure and promised fruit (phala), a key feature of Vedic ritual/mantra application.