Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
विष्णोः समीपमाप्नोति वेदलक्षजपान्नरः । तथा च निर्मलं ज्ञानं पंचलक्षजपाद्भवेत् ॥ ३६ ॥
viṣṇoḥ samīpamāpnoti vedalakṣajapānnaraḥ | tathā ca nirmalaṃ jñānaṃ paṃcalakṣajapādbhavet || 36 ||
Nhờ trì tụng Veda đủ một lakh (100.000) lần, con người đạt được sự gần gũi với Viṣṇu; và cũng vậy, nhờ năm lakh (500.000) lần trì tụng, trí tuệ thanh tịnh không vết nhơ sẽ phát sinh.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states a graded spiritual fruit of disciplined Vedic repetition: sustained japa draws the practitioner into closeness with Viṣṇu and culminates in the dawning of pure, unobstructed knowledge.
Bhakti is shown here as devotion expressed through faithful, repeated Vedic recitation—where proximity to Viṣṇu is not merely emotional but attained through steady practice (abhyāsa) and reverent japa.
It emphasizes the practical discipline of correct recitation and repetition (linked with Śikṣā for phonetics and Vyākaraṇa for accurate forms), implying that precision and sustained practice are essential for the promised spiritual results.