Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 169
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
मूर्ध्नि कपोले भ्रूमध्ये नेत्रयोः कर्णयोर्नसोः । वदने चिबुके कंठे दोर्मूले विन्यसेत्क्रमात् ॥ १६९ ॥
mūrdhni kapole bhrūmadhye netrayoḥ karṇayornasoḥ | vadane cibuke kaṃṭhe dormūle vinyasetkramāt || 169 ||
In due sequence, one should place (the prescribed mantra-nyāsa) on the crown of the head, the cheeks, the space between the eyebrows, the eyes, the ears, the nose, the mouth, the chin, the throat, and the roots of the arms.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction flow, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framing)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined nyāsa (mantra-installation) sequence, sanctifying the practitioner’s body as a fit locus for mantra and worship by placing the mantra’s presence in specific bodily points.
By prescribing orderly bodily consecration before worship, it supports bhakti as a regulated practice—preparing the senses and speech (eyes, ears, mouth, throat) to be aligned with reverent remembrance and recitation.
It reflects ritual-technical procedure (prayoga) connected with mantra-vidhi and śikṣā-style concerns for correct placement and sequence, emphasizing precision (kramāt) in embodied practice.