Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
अर्द्धद्वयं न्यसेन्मूर्ध्नि आहृत्पादात्तदङ्गकम् । उग्रादीनि पदानीह मृत्युमृत्युं नमाम्यहम् ॥ २७ ॥
arddhadvayaṃ nyasenmūrdhni āhṛtpādāttadaṅgakam | ugrādīni padānīha mṛtyumṛtyuṃ namāmyaham || 27 ||
मंत्राचे दोन्ही अर्ध मस्तकावर न्यास करावेत; आणि हृदयापासून पायांच्या टोकापर्यंत त्याच्या अंगांमध्ये विन्यस्त करावे. येथे ‘उग्र…’ इत्यादी पदांसह मी मृत्युमृत्यु—मृत्यूवर विजय मिळविणाऱ्यास—नमस्कार करतो॥२७॥
Narada (teaching a technical ritual procedure within Vedanga-oriented practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa—sacralizing the body by placing mantra-parts on the head and limbs—so the practitioner internalizes the deity’s protective power and worships the Death-conquering Lord (Mṛtyuṃmṛtyu).
Bhakti appears here as embodied devotion: the devotee performs reverential placement of the mantra on the body and ends with surrender—“I bow”—to the deity who removes fear of death.
It highlights ritual-technical knowledge: mantra segmentation and viniyoga through nyāsa (assigning mantra parts to specific body locations), a practical application closely tied to śikṣā (proper recitation/placement) and kalpa-style procedure.