Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
षट्शताधिकसंख्या स्यादजपाया विभागशः । संकल्पेन मोक्षदाता विष्णुर्मे प्रीयतामिति ॥ ९४ ॥
ṣaṭśatādhikasaṃkhyā syādajapāyā vibhāgaśaḥ | saṃkalpena mokṣadātā viṣṇurme prīyatāmiti || 94 ||
تقسیم کے اعتبار سے اَجَپا کی گنتی چھ سو سے کچھ زیادہ کہی گئی ہے۔ اس سنکلپ کے ساتھ—“موکش داتا وِشنو مجھ پر راضی ہوں”—اس کا अभ्यास کرے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links disciplined inner japa (Ajapā) with a clear devotional resolve (saṃkalpa), declaring Viṣṇu as the direct giver of mokṣa and making the practice explicitly liberation-oriented.
Bhakti here is expressed as intentional surrender: the practitioner dedicates the inner repetition to pleasing Viṣṇu (“viṣṇur me prīyatām”), turning a yogic technique into a personal act of devotion.
It highlights practical japa-śāstra discipline—counting/measurement (saṃkhyā) and structured division (vibhāga) of practice—showing a technical, method-based approach consistent with the Third Pada’s instructional tone.