Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
श्रीशक्तिस्मरपूर्वोगजन्मा शक्तिरमांतिकः । दशाक्षरः स एवादौ प्रोक्तः शक्तिरमायुतः ॥ १२ ॥
śrīśaktismarapūrvogajanmā śaktiramāṃtikaḥ | daśākṣaraḥ sa evādau proktaḥ śaktiramāyutaḥ || 12 ||
یہ منتر شری شکتی کے سمرن-پورو سنयोग سے پیدا ہوا ہے؛ یہ رما (لکشمی) کے قرب کی شکتی ہے۔ یہی ابتدا میں کہا گیا دشاکشری منتر ہے—رما سے یُکت شکتی۔
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara lineage teachings on mantra-vidya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames mantra as arising from disciplined remembrance (smara/smaraṇa) and yogic union, emphasizing that true efficacy is rooted in Śrī-Śakti and closeness to Ramā (Lakṣmī)—i.e., auspicious divine power rather than mere recitation.
By highlighting smara (remembrance) as the prerequisite, it aligns mantra-practice with bhakti-upāsanā: sustained recollection of the Divine (with Śrī/Lakṣmī-śakti) becomes the inner devotion that gives the mantra its living force.
It points to mantra-śāstra precision through akṣara-saṅkhyā (the count of syllables—daśākṣara), a technical feature used in correct chanting, ritual application, and systematic upāsanā.