Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
अष्ट्त्तरसहस्रं च प्रजपेन्मंत्रमुत्तमम् । अह्नो मध्ये यजेदेवं यः कृष्णं वैष्णवोत्तमः ॥ ८८ ॥
aṣṭttarasahasraṃ ca prajapenmaṃtramuttamam | ahno madhye yajedevaṃ yaḥ kṛṣṇaṃ vaiṣṇavottamaḥ || 88 ||
کِرشن بھکت ویشنوؤں میں افضل شخص اُتم منتر کا ایک ہزار آٹھ بار جپ کرے اور دوپہر کے وقت اسی طریقے سے پرمیشور کی پوجا کرے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It sets a disciplined devotional standard: fixed-count japa (1008) and a specific sacred time (midday) for worship, showing that bhakti is strengthened through regular, rule-based practice (ācāra).
Bhakti here is expressed as sustained remembrance (mantra-japa) and direct worship (pūjā) of Kṛṣṇa; the “foremost Vaiṣṇava” is defined by consistent daily devotion rather than mere identity.
It reflects ritual time-discipline (āhnika/kalā—appropriate timing such as madhyāhna) and counted recitation (japa-saṅkhyā), both central to applied ritual procedure associated with Vedāṅga-based practice.