Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
विन्यसेन्न्यासषट्कं च षोढा न्यासोऽयमीरितः । अनेन न्यासवर्येण साक्षात्कृष्णसमो भवेत् ॥ ३७ ॥
vinyasennyāsaṣaṭkaṃ ca ṣoḍhā nyāso'yamīritaḥ | anena nyāsavaryeṇa sākṣātkṛṣṇasamo bhavet || 37 ||
Hendaklah dilakukan nyāsa enam serangkai; inilah yang dinyatakan sebagai nyāsa enam belas bahagian. Dengan nyāsa yang paling unggul ini, seseorang menjadi secara langsung setara dengan Kṛṣṇa (dalam kedekatan ilahi dan daya pengurniaan).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates nyāsa from a mere ritual gesture to a transformative consecration: properly placing mantra-power upon the body-mind is said to bring the sādhaka into direct divine likeness (Kṛṣṇa-sāmyā), meaning intimate proximity and spiritual empowerment through devotion.
Bhakti here is practiced as embodied remembrance: nyāsa installs the Lord’s names/mantras onto one’s limbs and awareness, turning the practitioner into a living locus of Kṛṣṇa-smaraṇa (constant recollection), which the text praises as leading to divine similarity.
It highlights prayoga (applied ritual procedure) connected with mantra-śāstra—specifically nyāsa as a technical method of mantra-application and internalization, a key feature of the Narada Purana’s Book 1.3 instructional material.