Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 25
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
विद्याप्रदश्च गोपालः कामो बीजं प्रकीर्तितम् । शक्तिस्तु वाग्भवं विद्याप्राप्तये विनियोजना ॥ २५ ॥
vidyāpradaśca gopālaḥ kāmo bījaṃ prakīrtitam | śaktistu vāgbhavaṃ vidyāprāptaye viniyojanā || 25 ||
‘โคปาละ’ ได้รับการสรรเสริญว่าเป็นผู้ประทานวิทยา ส่วน ‘กามะ’ ถูกประกาศเป็นพีชะ (พยางค์เมล็ด) ศักติคือ ‘วาคภวะ’ และนี่คือวินิโยคเพื่อให้บรรลุการได้มาซึ่งวิทยา
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the mantra-anga: nāma, bīja, śakti, viniyoga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines the mantra-components (name, bīja, śakti, and viniyoga), showing that knowledge is approached as a sacred attainment through disciplined mantra-upāsanā, not merely as secular study.
By identifying ‘Gopāla’ as the giver of vidyā, it places learning under divine grace—devotion to the Lord as Gopāla becomes the foundation for clarity of intellect and right understanding.
It highlights technical mantra-vidhi used in ritual and recitation—especially the framework of bīja, śakti, and viniyoga, which is part of applied Vedic/Āgamic procedure relevant to correct chanting and usage.