Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
बर्हावतंसं सर्वज्ञं सेवितं मुनिपुंगवैः । ध्यात्वैवं प्रमदावेशविलासं भुवनेश्वरम् ॥ २८ ॥
barhāvataṃsaṃ sarvajñaṃ sevitaṃ munipuṃgavaiḥ | dhyātvaivaṃ pramadāveśavilāsaṃ bhuvaneśvaram || 28 ||
Quán niệm như vậy về Đấng Chúa Tể của các cõi—bậc Toàn Tri, đội mào lông công, được các bậc hiền thánh tối thượng phụng sự, và hoan hỷ trong thần lila giữa niềm say mê của các thiếu nữ mỹ lệ—(hành giả) nên tiến bước trong bhakti.
Narada (teaching in a dialogue context associated with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It prescribes a concrete dhyāna-form of the Supreme—omniscient and worshipped by sages—showing that focused contemplation on the Lord’s auspicious form and līlā becomes a direct support for devotion and inner absorption.
Bhakti here is practiced as loving meditation: one remembers the Lord’s attributes (sarvajñatā), his worship-worthiness (served by sages), and his sweet līlā (vilāsa), transforming the mind from distraction to affectionate, single-pointed remembrance.
The practical takeaway is dhyāna-yoga as applied within a Vedic framework: disciplined mental recitation/visualization aligned with mantra-based worship (a common Vedāṅga-related devotional application, especially connected with correct liturgical practice and recitation).