Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
विष्णुः प्रद्युम्नयुक् शार्ङ्गी साग्निर्वीरं महांस्ततः । विष्णुं ज्वलन्तं भृग्वीशो जलं पद्मासनं ततः ॥ १३ ॥
viṣṇuḥ pradyumnayuk śārṅgī sāgnirvīraṃ mahāṃstataḥ | viṣṇuṃ jvalantaṃ bhṛgvīśo jalaṃ padmāsanaṃ tataḥ || 13 ||
Kemudian (dia bermeditasi pada) Viṣṇu—pemegang busur Śārṅga, bersatu dengan Pradyumna—bersama Agni. Seterusnya pada Sang Wira yang agung; kemudian pada Viṣṇu sebagai sinar yang menyala; kemudian pada tuan kaum Bhṛgu; kemudian pada Air; dan akhirnya pada Yang Bersemayam di atas Teratai (Brahmā).
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a disciplined devatā-krama (ordered contemplation) where Viṣṇu remains central, while allied cosmic principles—fire (Agni), water (Jala), and the lotus-seated creator (Brahmā)—are remembered as parts of an integrated Vedic vision.
Bhakti is expressed here as focused remembrance: Viṣṇu is praised through epithets (Śārṅgī, blazing radiance) and associated forms (with Pradyumna), training the mind to hold the Lord steadily while honoring related divine functions.
It reflects ritual-technical practice: the correct sequencing of devatā-smaraṇa used in mantra-japa or yajña contexts—an applied aspect of Vedāṅga-style discipline (procedural precision rather than narrative storytelling).