Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
चराचरमयीं नित्यां ब्रह्माक्षरसमन्विताम् । ध्यात्वा स्वात्माविभेदेन सावित्रीपंजरं न्यसेत् ॥ १३८ ॥
carācaramayīṃ nityāṃ brahmākṣarasamanvitām | dhyātvā svātmāvibhedena sāvitrīpaṃjaraṃ nyaset || 138 ||
En méditant sur Sāvitrī comme éternelle, pénétrant tout—le mobile et l’immobile—et pourvue des syllabes impérissables de Brahman, on doit accomplir le nyāsa protecteur de la « cage de Sāvitrī », sans voir de différence entre soi et ce Soi intérieur.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on mantra-nyasa and Vedanga-linked ritual procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-ritual (nyāsa) becomes spiritually effective when grounded in contemplation of Sāvitrī as the all-pervading, eternal reality and when performed with the insight of non-separation between the practitioner and the indwelling Self.
It frames devotion as reverent, focused meditation on the Divine power of Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī) and as surrendering one’s identity into that presence—devotion expressed through disciplined practice and inner unity rather than mere external recitation.
It highlights mantra-vidhi: the use of akṣara (sacred syllables/phonemes) and nyāsa (ritual installation) that depends on correct recitation and sound-knowledge—closely aligned with Śikṣā (phonetics) and the technical discipline of mantra application.