Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 161
Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā
आशु तेशाष्टगोष्वंगःत्सांतेष्वब्जात्सितः शुभः । स्वात्सज्ञेषु त्रिधीगोब्धी दिक्छिद्रासिगतोर्कजात् ॥ १६१ ॥
āśu teśāṣṭagoṣvaṃgaḥtsāṃteṣvabjātsitaḥ śubhaḥ | svātsajñeṣu tridhīgobdhī dikchidrāsigatorkajāt || 161 ||
लवकरच त्या अष्ट-अंग व ‘गो’ स्थानांत कमलसम्भव शुभ श्वेत (सात्त्विक) तत्त्वाचे ध्यान/स्थापन करावे. त्यांच्या स्व-परिभाषिक नावांनी दर्शविलेल्या स्थानांत त्रिधी व ‘गोब्धी’ यांची दिशा, अंतराल व खड्गसदृश विभागांनुसार, अर्क-परंपरेप्रमाणे मांडणी करावी।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada; technical moksha-dharma/nyasa-style teaching)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined inner installation (nyāsa/bhāvanā) and structured contemplation—placing auspicious, sattvic principles in an ordered way—so the practitioner’s body-mind becomes a fit support for moksha-oriented practice.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing orderly contemplation/installation of the auspicious divine principle; such ritualized remembrance steadies the mind for sustained devotion and single-pointed worship.
It reflects applied ritual-technology using directional mapping (dik), structured divisions (chidra/asi), and technical nomenclature—skills aligned with Kalpa (ritual procedure) and, indirectly, Jyotiṣa-style spatial/directional correspondences.