Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
अनामायां तु वामायां दक्षिणां तु विनिक्षिपेत् । तर्जन्यौ पृष्ठतो लग्नौ अङ्गुष्ठौ तर्जनीश्रितौ ॥ ४२ ॥
anāmāyāṃ tu vāmāyāṃ dakṣiṇāṃ tu vinikṣipet | tarjanyau pṛṣṭhato lagnau aṅguṣṭhau tarjanīśritau || 42 ||
លើម្រាមនាង (ម្រាមចិញ្ចៀន) នៃដៃឆ្វេង គួរដាក់ដៃ/ម្រាមខាងស្តាំចុះ។ ម្រាមចង្អុលទាំងពីរ គួរភ្ជាប់គ្នាពីខាងក្រោយ ហើយម្រាមមេដៃទាំងពីរ គួរតាំងសម្រាកដោយអាស្រ័យលើម្រាមចង្អុល។
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/ritual-technical teaching section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes precision in ritual practice: correct hand configuration (mudrā-like positioning) is presented as a supporting discipline for mantra/rite efficacy and mental steadiness in sacred acts.
While the verse is technical rather than devotional, it supports Bhakti by prescribing disciplined bodily practice that helps a devotee perform worship and recitation with focus, reverence, and procedural correctness.
Practical ritual technique aligned with Vedanga-style training—especially Śikṣā (discipline of correct practice) as applied to worship/recitation through prescribed hand placement and gesture.