Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
सद्योजातं कामदेवं पादयोर्विन्यसेत्ततः । ऊर्द्ध्वंप्राग्दक्षिणोदीच्यपश्चिमेषु मुखेषु तान् ॥ ५० ॥
sadyojātaṃ kāmadevaṃ pādayorvinyasettataḥ | ūrddhvaṃprāgdakṣiṇodīcyapaścimeṣu mukheṣu tān || 50 ||
Alors, qu’on place par nyāsa Sadyojāta et Kāmadeva aux pieds ; puis qu’on les place sur les faces orientées vers le haut, l’est, le sud, le nord et l’ouest.
Narada (instructing the Sanatkumara tradition on technical ritual procedure/nyasa)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa—sacralizing the ritual body/space by assigning mantras and deities to specific limbs and directions, making worship a consecrated, ordered act rather than a merely external offering.
Bhakti here is expressed through precise upacāra: the devotee mentally installs divine presences (Sadyojāta, Kāmadeva) into the worship-field, aligning body, icon, and directions as an act of reverent, attentive devotion.
Kalpa-oriented ritual technique: vinyāsa/nyāsa and dik-vinyāsa (directional placement) on pāda (feet) and mukha (faces), showing how mantras are mapped onto a ritual schema.