Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
तासामात्मचतुष्कस्य योगादर्काक्षरो भवेत् । ललाटकुक्षिहृत्कंठदक्षपार्श्वांसकेषु च ॥ २२ ॥
tāsāmātmacatuṣkasya yogādarkākṣaro bhavet | lalāṭakukṣihṛtkaṃṭhadakṣapārśvāṃsakeṣu ca || 22 ||
ആ തത്ത്വങ്ങൾ ആത്മ-ചതുഷ്കത്തോടു യോഗം ചെയ്താൽ ‘അർക്ക’ അക്ഷരം ഉദ്ഭവിക്കുന്നു; അതിന്റെ ന്യാസം ലലാടം, ഉദരം, ഹൃദയം, കണ്ഠം, വലത് പാർശ്വംയും ഭുജവും മേൽ ചെയ്യുക।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/nyasa-vidhi teaching sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner yogic synthesis (ātma-catuṣka-yoga) with a specific sacred syllable (“arka”) and prescribes nyāsa—ritual placement on key bodily centers—so the practitioner internalizes mantra-power rather than keeping it merely verbal.
While technical, the nyāsa instruction functions as embodied devotion: the mantra is installed on the body’s sacred points, turning the devotee’s own form into a support for steady remembrance and worship.
It highlights applied mantra-science: forming a specific akṣara through “yoga” (combination) and using a ritual procedure (nyāsa) that belongs to the technical discipline of mantra-prayoga found in Vedanga-oriented sections.