Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
रंध्रे भाले तथाज्ञायां गले हृदि तथा न्यसेत् । नाभावाधारके पादद्वये मूलाग्रकावधि ॥ ३४ ॥
raṃdhre bhāle tathājñāyāṃ gale hṛdi tathā nyaset | nābhāvādhārake pādadvaye mūlāgrakāvadhi || 34 ||
Qu’on place le nyāsa dans l’ouverture crânienne, sur le front, à l’ājñā (centre du sourcil), à la gorge et dans le cœur ; de même au nombril et à l’ādhāra (la base), ainsi que sur les deux pieds—ainsi, de la racine jusqu’à la pointe, le long de tout l’axe du corps.
Narada (teaching a technical ritual-yogic procedure in the Vedanga/Upasana context, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches internalized worship through nyāsa—placing mantra-awareness along key bodily and subtle centers—so the practitioner’s entire being becomes a fit vessel for japa and meditation.
By prescribing nyāsa, it turns devotion into embodied remembrance: the devotee consecrates the body as a temple, making continuous recollection of the deity/mantra easier and more concentrated.
It highlights technical upāsanā procedure—mantra-nyāsa (a ritual application of mantra), aligning recitation with specific loci (marmas/cakras) as a disciplined method supporting meditation and ritual correctness.