Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
सहस्रभुज सम्प्रोच्य सहस्रजिह्व संवदेत् । सहस्रान्ते ललाटेति सहस्रायुधतोधरात् ॥ १८३ ॥
sahasrabhuja samprocya sahasrajihva saṃvadet | sahasrānte lalāṭeti sahasrāyudhatodharāt || 183 ||
Après avoir d’abord prononcé «aux mille bras», qu’on dise ensuite «aux mille langues». À la fin, qu’on dise «au front mille fois», le contemplant comme le porteur de mille armes.
Narada (in instruction-mode within a Vedanga/technical recitation context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes an ordered contemplation of Vishnu through escalating epithets—many arms, many tongues, a vast forehead, and many weapons—training the mind to perceive the Lord’s all-pervading power and protective sovereignty.
Bhakti here is practiced as focused remembrance (smaraṇa) through structured recitation: repeating divine attributes in sequence steadies attention, deepens reverence, and turns worship into continuous contemplation of Vishnu’s greatness.
It reflects a technical discipline of recitation—ordered utterance of specific terms and epithets—aligned with Vedanga concerns like correct verbal formulation and ritualized speech (especially the precision expected in mantra/stotra usage).