Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
रंध्रे भाले तथाज्ञायां गले हृदि तथा न्यसेत् । नाभावाधारके पादद्वये मूलाग्रकावधि ॥ ३४ ॥
raṃdhre bhāle tathājñāyāṃ gale hṛdi tathā nyaset | nābhāvādhārake pādadvaye mūlāgrakāvadhi || 34 ||
One should perform nyāsa in the cranial aperture, on the forehead, at the ājñā (brow-center), at the throat, and in the heart; likewise at the navel and at the ādhāra (base), and on both feet—thus, from the root up to the tip, through the whole bodily axis.
Narada (teaching a technical ritual-yogic procedure in the Vedanga/Upasana context, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches internalized worship through nyāsa—placing mantra-awareness along key bodily and subtle centers—so the practitioner’s entire being becomes a fit vessel for japa and meditation.
By prescribing nyāsa, it turns devotion into embodied remembrance: the devotee consecrates the body as a temple, making continuous recollection of the deity/mantra easier and more concentrated.
It highlights technical upāsanā procedure—mantra-nyāsa (a ritual application of mantra), aligning recitation with specific loci (marmas/cakras) as a disciplined method supporting meditation and ritual correctness.