Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
निरोधिकायामर्द्धेंदुनादे नादांतयोः पुनः । उन्नतांसेषु वक्त्रे च ध्रुवमण्डलके शिवे ॥ १२२ ॥
nirodhikāyāmarddheṃdunāde nādāṃtayoḥ punaḥ | unnatāṃseṣu vaktre ca dhruvamaṇḍalake śive || 122 ||
निरोधिकेत, अर्धचंद्रनादात व नादाच्या दोन्ही अंतस्थानी; उंचावलेल्या खांद्यांत, मुखात आणि शुभ ध्रुवमंडलात—तेथेच चित्त स्थिर करावे।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It maps specific inner loci where attention is to be stabilized so that nāda (subtle sound) becomes a support for nirodha (restraint), leading the mind toward steadiness and liberation-oriented absorption.
While primarily yogic/technical, it supports bhakti indirectly by training one-pointedness; a steadied mind can hold divine remembrance without distraction, making devotion continuous and deeper.
This belongs to the technical-yogic instruction stream associated with Vedāṅga-style disciplines (especially Śikṣā and subtle phonetics of sound), using nāda as a practical method of concentration.