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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29

The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī

वीराद्यानपि तान्येव यथापूर्वं प्रविन्यसेत् । नृसिंहाद्यानि तान्येव पूर्ववद्विन्यसेत्सुधीः ॥ २९ ॥

vīrādyānapi tānyeva yathāpūrvaṃ pravinyaset | nṛsiṃhādyāni tānyeva pūrvavadvinyasetsudhīḥ || 29 ||

Le pratiquant avisé doit aussi placer (faire le nyāsa de) ceux (mantras ou formes) qui commencent par « Vīra » exactement comme auparavant; et de même, ceux qui commencent par « Nṛsiṃha » doivent être placés selon la prescription antérieure.

वीराद्यान्(the) ‘Vīra’ etc. (names/words)
वीराद्यान्:
कर्म (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवीर + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural; आदि-तत्पुरुष ‘Vīra etc.’
अपिalso
अपि:
सम्बन्ध (particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (particle: also/even)
तानिthose
तानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural
एवindeed/just
एव:
सम्बन्ध (particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
यथाas
यथा:
प्रकार (manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formउपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/according to)
पूर्वम्as before
पूर्वम्:
काल/प्रकार (time/manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: previously/in the earlier way)
प्रविन्यसेत्should arrange/place
प्रविन्यसेत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-वि-नि-√अस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative
नृसिंहाद्यानि(the) ‘Nṛsiṃha’ etc. (names/words)
नृसिंहाद्यानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootनृसिंह + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural; आदि-तत्पुरुष ‘Nṛsiṃha etc.’
तानिthose
तानि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural
एवindeed
एव:
सम्बन्ध
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)
पूर्ववत्as previously
पूर्ववत्:
प्रकार
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: as before)
विन्यसेत्should place
विन्यसेत्:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नि-√अस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative
सुधीःthe wise person
सुधीः:
कर्ता (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootसु + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; कर्मधारय ‘good/intelligent-minded (person)’

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical Vedanga/ritual procedure section)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

N
Nṛsiṃha
V
Vīra

FAQs

It stresses disciplined continuity in sādhana: once a correct nyāsa/vinyāsa method is taught, the devotee should apply the same ordered placement to related deity-mantra sets (such as Vīra and Nṛsiṃha), preserving ritual purity and focused devotion.

Bhakti here is expressed as careful upāsanā—serving the Lord through precise, reverent mantra-ritual practice. Repeating the earlier method “as before” trains steadiness (niṣṭhā) and single-pointed remembrance of Viṣṇu’s forms like Nṛsiṃha.

It highlights procedural ritual science—nyāsa/vinyāsa (systematic placement/assignment of mantras on the body or in a mental schema), a technical component aligned with Vedic ritual methodology and mantra-prayoga discipline.