Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
नारद उवाच । ब्रह्मंस्त्वया समाख्याता विधयस्तंत्रचोदिताः । तत्रापि कृष्णमंत्राणां वैभवं ह्युदितं महत् ॥ ५ ॥
nārada uvāca | brahmaṃstvayā samākhyātā vidhayastaṃtracoditāḥ | tatrāpi kṛṣṇamaṃtrāṇāṃ vaibhavaṃ hyuditaṃ mahat || 5 ||
Sinabi ni Nārada: O kagalang-galang na brāhmaṇa, ipinaliwanag mo ang mga ritwal at mga pamamaraan ayon sa itinatakda ng mga Tantra. At doon din, ipinahayag ang dakilang kaluwalhatian ng mga mantra ni Kṛṣṇa.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes that among many Tantra-prescribed ritual procedures, the Narada Purana highlights the exceptional spiritual potency (vaibhava) of Kṛṣṇa-mantras as a direct means toward devotion and divine grace.
By singling out Kṛṣṇa-mantras as supremely glorious within ritual systems, the verse frames mantra-japa and mantra-upāsanā as bhakti-centered practices—ritual discipline serving loving remembrance of Kṛṣṇa.
It points to applied ritual methodology (vidhi) and mantra-prayoga—how procedures are derived from authoritative textual injunctions (tantra-codita), aligning technical practice with devotional goals.