Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
न्यासस्यास्य तु माहात्म्यं जानात्येको हरिः स्वयम् । एवं न्यासविधिं कृत्वा ध्यायेच्च नृहरिं हृदि ॥ ३३ ॥
nyāsasyāsya tu māhātmyaṃ jānātyeko hariḥ svayam | evaṃ nyāsavidhiṃ kṛtvā dhyāyecca nṛhariṃ hṛdi || 33 ||
The true greatness of this nyāsa is known only to Hari Himself. Therefore, having performed the rite of nyāsa in this manner, one should meditate upon Nṛhari within the heart.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that nyāsa has a subtle, divine potency beyond ordinary explanation, and that its purpose culminates in inward realization—meditating on Hari (as Nṛhari) in the heart.
Bhakti here is ritual-to-contemplation: one consecrates the body and senses through nyāsa, then turns devotion inward by steady heart-centered meditation on Nṛhari.
It highlights applied mantra-śāstra/ritual technique (nyāsa-vidhi)—a technical procedure of placing mantra-power on the body—followed by prescribed dhyāna as the practical completion of the rite.