Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
देवता त्रिपुरा बाला मध्यांते शक्तिबीजके । नाभेरापादमाद्यं तु नाभ्यंतं हृदयात्परम् ॥ ३ ॥
devatā tripurā bālā madhyāṃte śaktibījake | nābherāpādamādyaṃ tu nābhyaṃtaṃ hṛdayātparam || 3 ||
এই ন্যাসৰ অধিষ্ঠাত্রী দেৱতা ত্ৰিপুৰা বালা। শক্তি-বীজ মধ্যত আৰু অন্তত স্থাপন কৰিব লাগে। ‘আদ্য’ ন্যাস নাভিৰ পৰা তললৈ পাদ পৰ্যন্ত, আৰু নাভিত শেষ হোৱা ন্যাস হৃদয়ৰ পৰা ওপৰলৈ কৰিব লাগে।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of mantra-nyāsa in a Vedāṅga/Tantra-auxiliary context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Tripurā Bālā as the devatā and gives a disciplined inner-body mapping for mantra placement (nyāsa), showing that worship is internalized through precise localization of the bīja across lower (navel-to-feet) and higher (heart upward) regions.
Bhakti here is expressed as focused upāsanā: devotion becomes concentrated remembrance by installing the deity’s power (Śakti-bīja) within one’s own body, turning the practitioner into a living altar for the devatā.
It highlights technical ritual procedure—mantra application and nyāsa (a practical discipline aligned with śikṣā/mantra-prayoga style precision), specifying where the bīja is to be placed (middle/end) and how bodily regions are demarcated (navel–feet; heart–upward).