Shloka 1
Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga
नाम दशमो ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाचं / नवव्यूहार्चनं वक्ष्ये यदुक्तं कश्यपाय हि / जीवमुत्क्षिप्य मूर्धन्यं नाभ्यां व्योम्निनिवेशयेत्
nāma daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ hariruvācaṃ / navavyūhārcanaṃ vakṣye yaduktaṃ kaśyapāya hi / jīvamutkṣipya mūrdhanyaṃ nābhyāṃ vyomniniveśayet
ഹരി അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—കശ്യപനോട് ഉപദേശിച്ചതുപോലെ നവ-വ്യൂഹാര്ചന ഞാൻ വിവരിക്കുന്നു. പ്രാണശക്തിയെ ശിരോശിഖരത്തിലേക്ക് ഉയർത്തി, നാഭിമാർഗ്ഗം വഴി അന്തർവ്യോമത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിക്കണം।
Hari (Lord Vishnu)
Concept: Prāṇa-uttāna and antar-ākāśa-sthāpana as preparatory yoga for vyūha-arcana; interiorization of worship.
Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and ākāśa-like Self; movement from external ritual to internal realization (adhyātma-yajña).
Application: In meditation, guide attention/breath from navel region upward to crown, then rest awareness in spacious inner stillness before deity-visualization or mantra-japa.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: subtle-body locus
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khaṇḍa) passages on Viṣṇu-dhyāna, nyāsa, and vyūha/emanation worship
FAQs
This verse frames Navavyūha-arcana as an authoritative Vaishnava practice taught by Hari and traced to Kaśyapa, linking ritual worship with inner yogic placement of the life-force.
It describes a yogic movement of the jīva/prāṇa—raising it to the crown and establishing it in the subtle ‘inner space’—a motif used for purification and higher contemplation rather than an after-death journey narrative.
Combine devotional worship with disciplined inner practice: steady the breath and attention, lift awareness upward, and rest the mind in inner spaciousness while remembering Vishnu’s forms.