Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 182
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
सहस्रवदनान्ते तु सहस्रोदर संवदेत् । सहस्रेक्षणशब्दान्ते सहस्रपादमीरयेत् ॥ १८२ ॥
sahasravadanānte tu sahasrodara saṃvadet | sahasrekṣaṇaśabdānte sahasrapādamīrayet || 182 ||
À la fin de l’expression «aux mille visages», qu’on dise «aux mille ventres». Et à la fin du mot «aux mille yeux», qu’on prononce «aux mille pieds».
Narada (instructional recitation guidance within the Vedanga/technical section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches disciplined, accurate utterance of divine epithets—showing that reverence is expressed not only by devotion but also by precision in sacred speech used in ritual and praise.
Bhakti here is practiced as careful nāma–stuti: the devotee honors Vishnu’s cosmic forms (“thousand-faced/eyed/footed”) by reciting the names in their proper sequence, treating sound as a sacred offering.
Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and allied mantra-prayoga: it gives a rule for how specific compounds/epithets should be appended and pronounced in sequence during chanting.