Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 161
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
अंगान्यादौ च मत्स्याद्यान्दिग्दलेषु ततोऽचयेत् । इन्द्रा द्यानपि वज्राद्यान्सम्पूज्येष्टमवाप्नुयात् ॥ १६१ ॥
aṃgānyādau ca matsyādyāndigdaleṣu tato'cayet | indrā dyānapi vajrādyānsampūjyeṣṭamavāpnuyāt || 161 ||
Zuerst ordne man die aṅga (Glieder/Teile) an; dann setze man die Embleme, beginnend mit dem Fisch (Matsya) und den übrigen, in die Blütenblätter der Himmelsrichtungen. Danach erlangt man durch die Verehrung Indras und der anderen Gottheiten samt ihren Insignien—wie dem vajra, dem Donnerkeil—das gewünschte Ergebnis.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes effective when done in a properly ordered ritual structure—first arranging the deity’s parts and symbols, then honoring the directional deities with their insignia—so the rite yields its intended spiritual and material fruits.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined, reverential worship: devotion is not only emotion but also careful honoring of the divine order (directions, deities, and sacred emblems) as part of a complete puja.
It reflects ritual-technical knowledge used in kalpa-style procedure: mandala/directional segmentation (dig-dala), ordered installation (nyasa-like placement), and worship of dikpalas with their identifying weapons and symbols.