Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
षड्बीजानि पदद्वंद्वं मूर्ध्नि भाले मुखे हृदि । नाभावूर्वोर्जंघयोश्च पादयोर्विन्यसेत्क्रमात् ॥ ८ ॥
ṣaḍbījāni padadvaṃdvaṃ mūrdhni bhāle mukhe hṛdi | nābhāvūrvorjaṃghayośca pādayorvinyasetkramāt || 8 ||
Qu’on place les six mantras-bīja, deux par deux et successivement—sur le sommet de la tête, le front, le visage et le cœur; puis sur le nombril, les cuisses, les tibias et enfin sur les pieds.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa—ritually “installing” seed-mantras into the body—so the practitioner’s limbs become sanctified supports for mantra-sādhana, aligning inner awareness with the invoked divine power.
By prescribing a disciplined, reverent preparation of the body and mind through mantra-placement, it supports focused remembrance and worship—practical devotion expressed as careful ritual attention.
Ritual procedure (prayoga) and mantra-application: a step-by-step nyāsa sequence (vinyāsa/anganyāsa) showing how technical liturgical practice is structured and performed.