The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
रूपाय तारः स्वर्बीजं कूर्मरूपाय तारकम् । बीजं वराहरूपाय तारो बीज नृसिंहतः ॥ १५३ ॥
rūpāya tāraḥ svarbījaṃ kūrmarūpāya tārakam | bījaṃ varāharūpāya tāro bīja nṛsiṃhataḥ || 153 ||
لـ«الرُّوبَا» (الصورة الإلهية) تكون «تارا» بِيجةَ السماوات؛ ولصورة «كُورْمَا» (التجسّد السلحفاتي) يكون «تارَكَ» هو البِيجة؛ ولصورة «فَرَاهَا» (الخنزير البري) تُقرَّر بِيجةٌ كذلك؛ أمّا «نَرَسِمْهَا» فـ«تارا» نفسها هي البِيجة.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical mantra-bīja usage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It assigns specific seed-syllables (bīja) to Viṣṇu’s avatāras, indicating that sound (śabda) is a direct ritual-technical gateway to contemplate and invoke distinct divine functions—stability (Kūrma), upliftment (Varāha), and protective ferocity (Narasiṃha).
Bhakti is expressed here as mantra-oriented devotion: the devotee focuses the mind on Viṣṇu through precise sacred syllables, making remembrance (smaraṇa) and worship (upāsanā) steady and deity-specific.
It reflects a technical mantra-science approach—selection of bīja syllables and their deity-application—aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision in pronunciation and ritual deployment (śikṣā and kalpa-oriented practice).