Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
मध्ये केणेषु बाह्येष्वनलपुरपुटस्यालिखेत्कर्णिकायां कंदर्पं साध्ययुक्तं विवरगतषडर्णद्विषः केशरेषु । शक्तिः श्रीपूर्विकाणिद्विनवलिपिमनोरक्षराणिच्छदानां मध्ये वर्णान्दशान्तो दशलिपिमनुवर्यस्य वैकैकशोऽब्जम् ॥ १५५ ॥
madhye keṇeṣu bāhyeṣvanalapurapuṭasyālikhetkarṇikāyāṃ kaṃdarpaṃ sādhyayuktaṃ vivaragataṣaḍarṇadviṣaḥ keśareṣu | śaktiḥ śrīpūrvikāṇidvinavalipimanorakṣarāṇicchadānāṃ madhye varṇāndaśānto daśalipimanuvaryasya vaikaikaśo'bjam || 155 ||
Di dalam dan pada sudut-sudut luar dari padma-yantra berlingkup ‘kota api’ (anala-pura-puṭa), hendaknya ia menuliskan pada perikarp bīja Kandarpa beserta tujuan (sādhya). Pada kelopak-kelopak, ia menempatkan mantra enam suku kata, ‘musuh enam gerbang’, yang mengekang enam pintu indria. Lalu, dengan Śakti dan Śrī di depan, ia menuliskan aksara-aksara pelindung batin tersusun sebagai dua kali sembilan (delapan belas) huruf; dan pada ruang antara lapisan penutup, ia menempatkan sepuluh aksara hingga yang kesepuluh serta mantra sepuluh aksara milik Anuvarya yang mulia—masing-masing satu per satu—pada teratai itu.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue teaching Narada technical mantra-vidhi)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a precise mantra–yantra procedure: placing specific bījas and protective syllables in the lotus’s pericarp, petals, and enclosures so that the sādhaka’s intention is supported by controlled senses and stabilized mind.
Though technical, the structure assumes surrender to divine Śakti and Śrī and disciplined sense-restraint; such inner order is treated as supportive to focused worship and remembrance, which are core to bhakti-oriented practice.
Ritual-technical knowledge: mantra-nyāsa, syllabic mapping (akṣara-vinyāsa), and diagrammatic placement (yantra-lekhana) used for protective and goal-oriented rites—typical of the Purana’s technical-science material in Book 1.3.