Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
Kṛṣṇādi-mantra-varga-varṇana
Classification of Krishna and Related Mantras
प्रागुक्ते वैष्णवे पीठे मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः । तत्रावाह्यार्चयेत्कृष्णं मंत्री वै स्थिरमानसः ॥ ८२ ॥
prāgukte vaiṣṇave pīṭhe mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ | tatrāvāhyārcayetkṛṣṇaṃ maṃtrī vai sthiramānasaḥ || 82 ||
于前所述之毗湿奴派圣座上，先自根基起以誓愿（saṅkalpa）于心中观成圣像。随后，通晓真言者当安住其心，迎请黑天Kṛṣṇa降临于彼，并加以供奉礼拜。
Narada (teaching the ritual method, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship begins with saṅkalpa (intentional inner formation) and culminates in āvāhana (invocation), showing that steady mental focus is essential for making the deity’s presence manifest in ritual.
Bhakti is expressed here as disciplined, reverent service—invoking Kṛṣṇa and offering worship with a stable mind—uniting inner devotion (sankalpa) with outer acts (arcana).
It highlights ritual praxis centered on mantra-competence (mantrī), correct sequencing (pīṭha preparation → saṅkalpa → āvāhana → arcana), and the required mental steadiness for effective worship.