Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 185
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
देव्या बीजं क्रमादासामादौ च विनियोजयेत् । दलाग्रेषु यजेच्छंखं शार्ङ्गं चक्रमसिं गदाम् ॥ १८५ ॥
devyā bījaṃ kramādāsāmādau ca viniyojayet | dalāgreṣu yajecchaṃkhaṃ śārṅgaṃ cakramasiṃ gadām || 185 ||
Zuerst soll man, der Reihenfolge gemäß, das Bīja der Göttin auf diese Platzierungen anwenden. Dann soll man an den Spitzen der Blütenblätter die Muschel (śaṅkha), den Bogen Śārṅga, den Diskus (cakra), das Schwert und die Keule (gadā) verehren.
Narada (teaching ritual procedure, in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-power (the Devī bīja) is to be ritually ‘assigned’ first, and then divine weapons/emblems are worshipped on the lotus-petals—showing that inner consecration (mantra-nyāsa) precedes outer worship (upacāra).
By directing worship to Viṣṇu’s emblems—conch, bow, discus, sword, and mace—it frames bhakti as focused remembrance and honoring of the Lord’s divine attributes, performed with ordered ritual attention.
It reflects applied ritual science—mantra-viniyoga (assignment/application of mantras) and structured worship on a lotus/yantra layout—skills aligned with technical liturgical practice discussed in the Purāṇa’s Vedāṅga-oriented sections.