Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
स्वस्वबीजादिकं पूर्वं मूर्ध्नीशानमनोभवम् । न्यसेद्वक्त्रे तत्पुरुषं मकरध्वजमात्मवित् ॥ ४८ ॥
svasvabījādikaṃ pūrvaṃ mūrdhnīśānamanobhavam | nyasedvaktre tatpuruṣaṃ makaradhvajamātmavit || 48 ||
Sang pengenal Diri mula-mula menempatkan bīja masing-masing dan unsur lainnya pada ubun-ubun, sambil merenungkan Īśāna sebagai ‘yang lahir dari pikiran’. Lalu pada wajah ia menempatkan Tatpuruṣa sebagai Makaradhvaja.
Narada (teaching ritual-technical procedure within the Vedanga/kalpa-style context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that ritual placement (nyāsa) is not mere external action: the practitioner must be ātmavit—internally aware—while mentally installing divine forms (Īśāna, Tatpuruṣa) into specific bodily loci, aligning body, speech, and mind.
Even in technical ritual, devotion is expressed through reverent identification and remembrance of the deity-forms during nyāsa; the body becomes a sanctified seat for divine presence, supporting focused worship.
Kalpa-oriented ritual method: a stepwise nyāsa instruction—assigning bīja-mantras to the crown and deity-forms to the face—showing precise mantra-body mapping used in sādhana and worship procedures.