The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
इति षोडशदोर्दण्डमण्डितं नृहरिं विभुम् । ध्यायेन्नारद नीलाभमुग्रकर्मण्यनन्यधीः ॥ ६१ ॥
iti ṣoḍaśadordaṇḍamaṇḍitaṃ nṛhariṃ vibhum | dhyāyennārada nīlābhamugrakarmaṇyananyadhīḥ || 61 ||
अशा प्रकारे, हे नारद! सोळा भुजांनी अलंकृत, नीलाभ वर्णाचा, उग्र पराक्रमयुक्त सर्वव्यापी नृहरि प्रभूचा अनन्यचित्ताने ध्यान करावे।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It prescribes focused dhyāna on Nṛhari (Nṛsiṃha) as a direct spiritual discipline—fixing the mind on the Lord’s form, power, and protective ferocity to purify consciousness and remove fear and obstacles.
Bhakti here is expressed as ananya-dhī—exclusive, unwavering attention to the Lord—where devotion matures into steady meditation on Vishnu’s manifested form (saguṇa-upāsanā).
It highlights the applied discipline of dhyāna used in mantra-upāsanā and ritual visualization—an operational technique supporting correct recitation and worship rather than a grammatical or astrological rule.