Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
श्रीसनत्कुमार उवाच । अथ कृष्णस्य मंत्राणां वक्ष्ये भेदान् मुनीश्वर । यान्समाराध्य मनुजाः साधयंतीष्टमात्मनः ॥ १ ॥
śrīsanatkumāra uvāca | atha kṛṣṇasya maṃtrāṇāṃ vakṣye bhedān munīśvara | yānsamārādhya manujāḥ sādhayaṃtīṣṭamātmanaḥ || 1 ||
شری سنتکمار نے کہا—اے مُنیوں کے سردار! اب میں کرشن کے منتروں کی اقسام بیان کرتا ہوں؛ جن کی درست آرادھنا سے انسان اپنا مطلوب مقصد حاصل کرتے ہیں۔
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It introduces a structured teaching on Kṛṣṇa-mantras, emphasizing that properly propitiated mantra-upāsanā is a valid sādhana for attaining one’s chosen spiritual or worldly aim.
Bhakti is implied through “samārādhya” (devout worship/propitiation): the verse frames mantra practice not as mere recitation, but as reverent devotion to Kṛṣṇa that bears fruit.
The verse signals a technical, classificatory approach (bheda) to mantras—typical of Narada Purana’s Third Pada—where correct mantra selection and disciplined upāsanā are treated as a practical ritual science.