The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
शिरोललाटे भ्रूमध्ये कर्णयोश्चक्षुषोस्तथा । घ्राणयोर्वदने कंठे हृदि नाभौ तथा पुनः ॥ २८ ॥
śirolalāṭe bhrūmadhye karṇayoścakṣuṣostathā | ghrāṇayorvadane kaṃṭhe hṛdi nābhau tathā punaḥ || 28 ||
頭頂と額、眉間、両耳および両眼、さらに鼻孔、口、喉、心、そして再び臍—これらの部位に(ニヤーサとして)安置すべし。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-application context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It enumerates key bodily loci used for internal worship—mentally establishing a mantra/deity-presence from the head down to the heart and navel—so attention becomes disciplined and the body is sacralized as a field of sādhana.
By directing the practitioner to ‘place’ remembrance in the senses and vital centers, it supports bhakti as continuous inner recollection—devotion that permeates seeing, hearing, breathing, speech, and heartfelt feeling.
This reflects a technical, procedure-oriented application akin to śikṣā/prayoga traditions: structured mental placement (nyāsa/dhāraṇā) of mantra across specified points to stabilize recitation and contemplative ritual practice.