Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
धात्रा तु केशवं न्यस्यार्यम्ण नारायणं पुनः । मित्रेण माधवं न्यस्य गोविंदं वरुणेन च ॥ २४ ॥
dhātrā tu keśavaṃ nyasyāryamṇa nārāyaṇaṃ punaḥ | mitreṇa mādhavaṃ nyasya goviṃdaṃ varuṇena ca || 24 ||
ധാത്രിയോടുകൂടെ കേശവന്റെ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യുക; പിന്നെ ആര്യമനോടുകൂടെ നാരായണന്റെ; മിത്രനോടുകൂടെ മാധവന്റെ ന്യാസം ചെയ്ത്, വരുണനോടുകൂടെ ഗോവിന്ദന്റെയും ചെയ്യുക।
Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of Vishnu-nyasa aligned with Aditya deities)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined nyāsa where Viṣṇu’s names are installed in the practitioner’s ritual body/space while invoking specific Āditya deities, integrating devotion with precise Vedic-style procedure.
Bhakti here is expressed as mantra-sevā: reverently installing Keśava, Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava, and Govinda, so the devotee’s worship becomes embodied, attentive, and continuous rather than merely verbal.
It highlights ritual-technology—nyāsa and devatā-sambandha (linking mantra/names with deities like Dhātṛ, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa), a structured application aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision in rites.