Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
आधारदेशेऽधिष्ठाने नाभौ पश्चादनाहते । कंठदेशे भ्रवोर्मध्ये बिंदौ भूयः कला पदोः ॥ १२१ ॥
ādhāradeśe'dhiṣṭhāne nābhau paścādanāhate | kaṃṭhadeśe bhravormadhye biṃdau bhūyaḥ kalā padoḥ || 121 ||
في موضع الآدهارا (الدعامة)، وفي المقعد المسمّى أدهِشْثانا؛ وفي السُّرّة؛ ثم في الأناهَتا (القلب)؛ وفي موضع الحنجرة؛ وبين الحاجبين؛ وفي البِندو (النقطة اللطيفة)؛ ثم مرة أخرى في الكَلا عند القدمين—على اليوغي أن يثبت الوعي هناك على الترتيب.
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/technical-yoga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It outlines a dhāraṇā-map of inner concentration points—from base and navel through heart, throat, brow-center, and bindu—indicating a disciplined ascent of awareness used for purification and liberation-oriented meditation.
Though primarily yogic/technical, it supports bhakti by stabilizing mind and prāṇa; such steadiness makes japa, remembrance of Vishnu, and one-pointed devotion more continuous and less distracted.
A technical, methodical instruction akin to Śikṣā/discipline of practice: precise placement of attention (dhāraṇā) across defined subtle loci, showing the Narada Purana’s structured approach to yogic technique within its broader dharma teaching.