Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
सूत उवाच । श्रुत्वेत्थं यजनं विप्रा मन्त्रध्यानपुरःसरम् । सर्वासामवताराणां नारदो देवदर्शनः ॥ १ ॥
sūta uvāca | śrutvetthaṃ yajanaṃ viprā mantradhyānapuraḥsaram | sarvāsāmavatārāṇāṃ nārado devadarśanaḥ || 1 ||
Sūta nói: Hỡi các brāhmaṇa, sau khi nghe như thế về nghi lễ tế tự—được dẫn đầu bởi tụng mantra và quán niệm thiền định—Nārada, bậc hiền triết thấy được chư thiên, liền (tiếp) nói về mọi cuộc giáng thế (avatāra).
Suta
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames ritual (yajana) as spiritually effective only when led by mantra and dhyāna, and it authorizes the coming teaching by presenting Nārada as a deva-darśin (one with direct divine vision).
By transitioning from properly performed worship into avatāra-narration, it signals that devotion matures through hearing sacred accounts of the Lord’s descents, grounded in mantra and meditation.
It highlights the applied ritual discipline of mantra-usage and meditative focus—core to Vedic practice—implying correct recitation and procedure (supported by śikṣā/phonetics and kalpa/ritual method).