Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
पुनर्नयनयोरास्ये हृदि गुह्ये च पादयोः । विन्यसेद्धृदयांतानि मनोः पंचपदानि च ॥ ३० ॥
punarnayanayorāsye hṛdi guhye ca pādayoḥ | vinyaseddhṛdayāṃtāni manoḥ paṃcapadāni ca || 30 ||
Again, one should place the five words of the mantra—ending with “hṛdaya”—upon the two eyes, the mouth, the heart, the secret region, and the feet.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context typical of Vedanga-style instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa—installing the mantra into key bodily centers—so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit vessel for inner worship and focused contemplation.
By prescribing mantra-installation on the body, it turns devotion into embodied remembrance: the senses (eyes, mouth) and vital centers (heart, etc.) are aligned to continuous mantra-oriented bhakti.
A technical ritual procedure (prayoga) of mantra-upāsanā—nyāsa—showing the applied, methodical side of Vedic practice emphasized in Book 1.3’s Vedāṅga-oriented material.