Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
लक्षषष्टेन चाप्नोति मंत्री विष्णौ स्थिरा मतिम् । सप्तलक्षजपान्मंत्री विष्णोः सारूप्यमाप्नुयात् ॥ ३७ ॥
lakṣaṣaṣṭena cāpnoti maṃtrī viṣṇau sthirā matim | saptalakṣajapānmaṃtrī viṣṇoḥ sārūpyamāpnuyāt || 37 ||
ایک لاکھ ساٹھ ہزار جپ سے منتر سادھک کی متی وشنو میں ثابت ہو جاتی ہے؛ اور سات لاکھ جپ سے وہ وشنو کا سارُوپیہ (مشابہت) پاتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Moksha/Upasana instruction flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links measurable mantra-japa discipline with inner transformation—first steadiness of mind in Viṣṇu, then the higher fruit of sārūpya (attaining likeness to the Lord), presenting a graded path of spiritual maturation.
Bhakti is shown as sustained upāsanā: repeated remembrance through japa stabilizes devotion (sthirā mati) and culminates in intimate proximity to the divine nature, expressed as sārūpya with Viṣṇu.
The verse emphasizes procedural sādhanā-precision—counted japa as a technical discipline (often supported by śikṣā for correct recitation and vyākaraṇa for accurate mantra form), where correctness and consistency are treated as spiritually consequential.