Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 191
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
सुदर्शनाय हृदयं प्रोक्तश्चक्रर्चने मनुः । महाखङ्गतीक्ष्णपदाच्छिवियुग्मं समीरयेत् ॥ १९१ ॥
sudarśanāya hṛdayaṃ proktaścakrarcane manuḥ | mahākhaṅgatīkṣṇapadācchiviyugmaṃ samīrayet || 191 ||
സുദർശനചക്രാർചനയിൽ സുദർശനന്റെ ‘ഹൃദയം’ എന്ന മന്ത്രം ഉപദേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. ‘മഹാഖങ്ഗ’ ‘തീക്ഷ്ണപദ’ എന്നു തുടങ്ങുന്ന ഭാഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ‘ശിവി’ എന്ന യുഗ്മാക്ഷരം ഉച്ചരിക്കണം.
Narada (teaching in the Vedanga/ritual-technical context, within dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It frames Sudarśana worship as a precise mantra-practice: the “hṛdaya” (core formula) is central, and even small syllabic units like “śivi” are to be recited exactly, emphasizing disciplined devotion through correct mantra-vidhi.
Bhakti here is expressed as focused worship of Viṣṇu’s Sudarśana through faithful recitation—devotion becomes concentrated in the heart-mantra and careful adherence to the prescribed utterance.
It highlights mantra-prayoga and phonetic precision (śikṣā) in ritual recitation—how specific mantra segments and syllable-pairs are to be pronounced and applied in cakra-arcana.