Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
ब्राह्मानुष्टुप् मुनिश्छन्दो देवः सत्यवतीसुतः । आद्यं बीजं नमः शक्तिदीर्घाढ्यो नादिनांगकम् ॥ १३५ ॥
brāhmānuṣṭup muniśchando devaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | ādyaṃ bījaṃ namaḥ śaktidīrghāḍhyo nādināṃgakam || 135 ||
اس منتر کا چھند برہمانُشٹُپ ہے اور رِشی مُنی ہیں؛ دیوتا ستیہ وتی سُت ویاس ہیں۔ بیج آدی اکشر ہے؛ ‘نمہ’ طویل سُر سے یُکت شکتی ہے؛ اور اس کا اَنگ ناد سے وابستہ ہے۔
Narada (teaching in a technical Vedanga-style enumeration; dialogue frame traditionally with Sanatkumara lineages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It gives the mantra-lakṣaṇa (identifying marks) needed to approach a mantra correctly—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, śakti, and aṅga—so recitation is aligned with its revealed source, rhythm, deity-focus, and inner power.
By centering the śakti in “namaḥ” (salutation), it frames mantra-practice as surrender and reverence—key bhakti attitudes—while still preserving the technical discipline of correct Vedic recitation.
Chandas (metre) and mantra-vidhi: the verse specifies the Brāhmānuṣṭubh metre and the standard ritual identifiers (ṛṣi–chandas–devatā plus bīja/śakti/aṅga) used in japa, viniyoga, and related recitation procedures.