Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
कामबीजादिकान्पश्येद्भूमध्ये तु मनोभवाम् । पुनर्वागकात्ममाद्यास्तिस्रएव च विन्यसेत् ॥ ९ ॥
kāmabījādikānpaśyedbhūmadhye tu manobhavām | punarvāgakātmamādyāstisraeva ca vinyaset || 9 ||
One should visualize the seed-mantras beginning with the Kāma-bīja in the center of the ground (within the maṇḍala) as the power called Manobhavā. Then again one should perform nyāsa, placing only the three primordial powers—Vāk, Kā, and Ātman.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined inner-ritual: visualizing and installing seed-syllables (bīja) at the centre of the maṇḍala, so the practitioner’s mind, speech, and self are aligned with the deity’s creative śakti.
Even though it is technical, the practice supports bhakti by making worship precise: the devotee mentally consecrates the ritual space and their own faculties (vāk and ātmā) before offering devotion to the chosen deity.
Ritual application of mantra (linked with Śikṣā for correct syllabic power and Kalpa-style procedure) is emphasized through nyāsa—systematic placement/assignment of mantras in the ritual diagram and body.