Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
गलबाहुद्वये चैव हृदि कुक्षौ च नाभितः । ध्वजे जानुद्वये पादद्वये वर्णान्क्रमान्न्यसेत् ॥ ७ ॥
galabāhudvaye caiva hṛdi kukṣau ca nābhitaḥ | dhvaje jānudvaye pādadvaye varṇānkramānnyaset || 7 ||
कंठ और दोनों भुजाओं पर, हृदय, उदर और नाभि पर; उपस्थ (ध्वज), दोनों घुटनों और दोनों चरणों पर—वर्णों का क्रम से न्यास करना चाहिए।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/ritual teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa—ritually installing mantra-syllables on specific body-points—so the practitioner’s body is sacralized as a fit vessel for mantra-japa and worship.
Though technical, nyāsa supports bhakti by preparing the devotee for focused remembrance and worship; it aligns body and mind so mantra-recitation becomes steady and reverent.
It reflects Śikṣā and mantra-prayoga: correct sequencing (krama) of varṇas and their ritual application (nyāsa) to prescribed bodily locations.
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