Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 183
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
सहस्रभुज सम्प्रोच्य सहस्रजिह्व संवदेत् । सहस्रान्ते ललाटेति सहस्रायुधतोधरात् ॥ १८३ ॥
sahasrabhuja samprocya sahasrajihva saṃvadet | sahasrānte lalāṭeti sahasrāyudhatodharāt || 183 ||
ആദ്യം ‘സഹസ്രഭുജ’ എന്നു ഉച്ചരിച്ച്, തുടർന്ന് ‘സഹസ്രജിഹ്വ’ എന്നു പറയണം. അവസാനം ‘സഹസ്രലലാട’ എന്നു പറഞ്ഞ്, അവനെ സഹസ്രായുധധാരിയായി ധ്യാനിക്കണം।
Narada (in instruction-mode within a Vedanga/technical recitation context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes an ordered contemplation of Vishnu through escalating epithets—many arms, many tongues, a vast forehead, and many weapons—training the mind to perceive the Lord’s all-pervading power and protective sovereignty.
Bhakti here is practiced as focused remembrance (smaraṇa) through structured recitation: repeating divine attributes in sequence steadies attention, deepens reverence, and turns worship into continuous contemplation of Vishnu’s greatness.
It reflects a technical discipline of recitation—ordered utterance of specific terms and epithets—aligned with Vedanga concerns like correct verbal formulation and ritualized speech (especially the precision expected in mantra/stotra usage).