Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
समर्थात्मानमुद्वास्य स्वीयहृत्सरसीरुहे । विन्यस्य तन्मयो भूत्वा पुनरात्मानमर्चयेत् ॥ १०५ ॥
samarthātmānamudvāsya svīyahṛtsarasīruhe | vinyasya tanmayo bhūtvā punarātmānamarcayet || 105 ||
Nachdem man das machtvolle innewohnende Selbst, das zur Verehrung herbeigerufen wurde, ehrerbietig entlassen hat und Ihn wieder auf dem Lotus des Herzenssees niederlegt, ganz in Ihm aufgehend, soll man abermals das innere Selbst verehren.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on inner worship/ritual procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches the completion of worship without abandoning inner devotion: after formally concluding the invoked presence, the practitioner re-centers the divine in the heart-lotus and remains absorbed in That, showing that true worship culminates in inward realization.
Bhakti here is internalized: the devotee installs the Lord in the heart, becomes one with that remembrance (tanmaya), and continues worship as constant inner adoration rather than only an external rite.
It reflects ritual-technical procedure used in mantra practice—concluding invocation (udvāsa/udvāsana) and mental installation (vinyāsa/nyāsa) into the heart-lotus—showing disciplined method alongside contemplative absorption.