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 ||
“O Panginoon ng Kaalaman, ipagkaloob Mo sa akin ang banal na kaalaman nang madali.” Pagkaraan, ang mantrang ito na may tatlumpu’t tatlong pantig ang nagbibigay ng Mahāvidyā, ang Dakilang Kaalaman.
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.