Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
ब्रह्मरंध्रे ललाटे च भ्रूमध्ये कण्ठदेशतः । हृदि नाभौ फले मूलाधारे चेताः क्रमान्न्यसेत् ॥ ५९ ॥
brahmaraṃdhre lalāṭe ca bhrūmadhye kaṇṭhadeśataḥ | hṛdi nābhau phale mūlādhāre cetāḥ kramānnyaset || 59 ||
One should place the mind (conscious awareness) step by step—at the brahma-randhra (crown aperture), at the forehead, at the space between the eyebrows, at the region of the throat, in the heart, at the navel, at the genital region, and at the mūlādhāra (root support).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It outlines a graded method of dhyāna where awareness is deliberately stationed in key subtle loci of the body, training steadiness (ekāgratā) and preparing the practitioner for inner purification and liberation-oriented contemplation.
While framed as yogic concentration, it supports bhakti-upāsanā by stabilizing the mind so it can dwell on the Lord without distraction; disciplined inner focus becomes an aid to sustained remembrance and worship.
This is a technical yogic instruction rather than grammar or ritual procedure: it presents applied upāsanā/dhyāna know-how—how to sequence concentration through recognized inner centers (a practical science of meditation found alongside Narada Purana’s technical teachings).