Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 129
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
नमस्तेऽस्तु हृषीकेश महापुरुष ते नमः । इत्थं सम्प्रार्थ्य जप्त्वा च पठित्वा विसृजेद्विभुम् ॥ १२९ ॥
namaste'stu hṛṣīkeśa mahāpuruṣa te namaḥ | itthaṃ samprārthya japtvā ca paṭhitvā visṛjedvibhum || 129 ||
നമസ്കാരം നിനക്ക്, ഹൃഷീകേശ; മഹാപുരുഷാ, നിനക്ക് നമഃ. ഇങ്ങനെ പ്രാർത്ഥിച്ച്, ജപവും പാരായണവും ചെയ്ത്, സർവ്വവ്യാപിയായ പ്രഭുവിനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം സമാപിപ്പിച്ച് വിടണം।
Narada (instructional narration within the ritual section; addressed to practitioners in the tradition taught to the Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship is completed with humility and closure: after prayer, japa, and recitation, the devotee ends the rite through a respectful “visarjana,” acknowledging Viṣṇu as Vibhu (all-pervading) while formally concluding the ritual act.
Bhakti here is expressed through repeated salutations to Hṛṣīkeśa and Mahāpuruṣa, and by treating the practice (japa/pāṭha) as a personal offering—completed with reverence, order, and gratitude rather than abruptly stopping.
It highlights ritual procedure and correct completion (a prayoga principle): after mantra-japa and text-recitation, one performs a concluding act (visarjana), reflecting disciplined practice aligned with auxiliary ritual knowledge used in Vedic and Purāṇic worship.