Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 162
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
विंशार्णस्य मुनिर्ब्रह्मा गायत्री छन्द ईरितम् । कृष्णश्च देवता कामो बीजं शक्तिर्द्विठो बुधैः ॥ १६२ ॥
viṃśārṇasya munirbrahmā gāyatrī chanda īritam | kṛṣṇaśca devatā kāmo bījaṃ śaktirdviṭho budhaiḥ || 162 ||
就二十音节之真言而言，梵天（Brahmā）被宣说为仙圣见者（ṛṣi），伽雅特丽（Gāyatrī）为韵律（chandas）。克里希纳（Kṛṣṇa）为主宰神（devatā）；迦摩（Kāma）为种子（bīja）；智者又称其神力（śakti）为“Dviṭhā（德维塔）”。
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition on mantra-vidya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It encodes the standard mantra-lakṣaṇa framework—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—showing that a mantra is approached as a complete Vedic-technique with lineage (ṛṣi), sonic form (metre), divine focus (devatā), and inner potency (bīja–śakti).
By naming Kṛṣṇa as the devatā, the verse directs the practitioner’s worshipful attention toward Kṛṣṇa as the mantra’s divine center, aligning technical mantra-recitation with devotional contemplation of the Lord.
Chandas (metre) is explicitly taught—Gāyatrī—along with the applied mantra-science used in ritual and japa: identifying the mantra’s ṛṣi, devatā, bīja, and śakti for correct viniyoga (application).