Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
नमस्तेऽस्तु हृषीकेश महापुरुष ते नमः । इत्थं सम्प्रार्थ्य जप्त्वा च पठित्वा विसृजेद्विभुम् ॥ १२९ ॥
namaste'stu hṛṣīkeśa mahāpuruṣa te namaḥ | itthaṃ samprārthya japtvā ca paṭhitvā visṛjedvibhum || 129 ||
Salutations à Toi, Hṛṣīkeśa ; salutations à Toi, ô Mahāpuruṣa. Après avoir ainsi prié, puis accompli le japa et la récitation, qu’on conclue le rite et qu’on congédie selon la règle le Seigneur omniprésent.
Narada (instructional narration within the ritual section; addressed to practitioners in the tradition taught to the Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship is completed with humility and closure: after prayer, japa, and recitation, the devotee ends the rite through a respectful “visarjana,” acknowledging Viṣṇu as Vibhu (all-pervading) while formally concluding the ritual act.
Bhakti here is expressed through repeated salutations to Hṛṣīkeśa and Mahāpuruṣa, and by treating the practice (japa/pāṭha) as a personal offering—completed with reverence, order, and gratitude rather than abruptly stopping.
It highlights ritual procedure and correct completion (a prayoga principle): after mantra-japa and text-recitation, one performs a concluding act (visarjana), reflecting disciplined practice aligned with auxiliary ritual knowledge used in Vedic and Purāṇic worship.