Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
शार्ङ्गबाणं मस्तके च विन्यसेत्क्रमशः सुधीः । कर्णमूले पार्श्वयोश्च पृष्ठे नाभौ ककुद्यपि ॥ ५५ ॥
śārṅgabāṇaṃ mastake ca vinyasetkramaśaḥ sudhīḥ | karṇamūle pārśvayośca pṛṣṭhe nābhau kakudyapi || 55 ||
ವಿವೇಕಿ ಸಾಧಕನು ಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗ ಮತ್ತು ಬಾಣದ ಚಿಹ್ನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಬೇಕು. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಕಿವಿಯ ಬೇರುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಎರಡೂ ಬದಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಬೆನ್ನಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ನಾಭಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕಕುದ್ (ಮೇಲ್ಬೆನ್ನು) ಮೇಲೂ ಇಡಬೇಕು।
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches disciplined, sequential ritual placement (vinyāsa/nyāsa) of Viṣṇu’s emblems (Śārṅga and bāṇa), turning the body into a sanctified support for remembrance and worship.
By physically marking/placing Viṣṇu’s symbols on key bodily points, the devotee trains constant, embodied recollection of the Lord—devotion expressed through precise, reverent practice.
A technical ritual method—ordered placement (kramaśaḥ vinyāsa) at specified body locations—reflecting procedural discipline typical of auxiliary Vedic sciences used in correct performance of rites.