Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
सद्यारूढा स्मृतिस्तोयं केशवाढ्यधरायुगम् । भयाग्निवल्लभामंत्रः सप्तार्णः सर्वसिद्धिदः ॥ ५८ ॥
sadyārūḍhā smṛtistoyaṃ keśavāḍhyadharāyugam | bhayāgnivallabhāmaṃtraḥ saptārṇaḥ sarvasiddhidaḥ || 58 ||
క్షణమాత్రంలో ఉద్భవించే స్మృతి దాని ‘జలం’; కేశవనామంతో సమృద్ధమైన దాని అధరయుగ్మం. ‘భయాగ్ని-వల్లభా’ అనే సప్తాక్షర మంత్రం సర్వసిద్ధులను ప్రసాదిస్తుంది.
Narada (teaching in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links mantra-japa with inner purification: instant recollection (smṛti) and the sanctification of speech through Keśava’s name, presenting a seven-syllable mantra as a direct means to overcome fear and attain spiritual efficacy (siddhi).
By stating that the lips are ‘enriched with Keśava’, it emphasizes nāma-centered devotion—making speech a vehicle of bhakti—where remembrance and repetition of Vishnu’s name/mantra becomes the core practice.
It highlights mantra-śāstra style precision: identifying a mantra by its name and its metrical/phonetic count (saptārṇa, seven syllables), reflecting technical mantra practice aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and disciplined japa.