The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
जप्या जपादौ गोपालमनूनां जनरंजनी । हृदयं कामदेवाय ङेंतं सर्वजनप्रियम् ॥ १९४ ॥
japyā japādau gopālamanūnāṃ janaraṃjanī | hṛdayaṃ kāmadevāya ṅeṃtaṃ sarvajanapriyam || 194 ||
Khi bắt đầu trì tụng japa, nên đọc công thức Janarañjanī thuộc các Gopāla-mantra, đem niềm hoan hỷ cho muôn người. “Hṛdaya” (tâm chú) dành cho Kāmadeva, khởi đầu bằng âm chủng tử “ṅeṃ”, được tuyên dạy là được mọi người yêu mến.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-mantra context, in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It highlights the disciplined structure of mantra-practice: starting japa with an appropriate Gopāla-related formula and using a specific hṛdaya-mantra to concentrate the deity’s essence, aiming at inner attraction toward dharma and devotion.
By emphasizing Gopāla-mantra japa, it frames devotion as a repeatable, heart-centered practice where the divine name/formula is approached with method—beginning correctly and focusing on the mantra’s ‘heart’ (hṛdaya) to deepen loving remembrance.
It reflects procedural mantra-vidhi—how and when to apply specific mantras in japa—aligned with Śikṣā (sound/recitation discipline) and broader ritual method, including attention to bija/hṛdaya components used in technical mantra traditions.