Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
न्यसेत्कूर्परयोर्नाभौ जानुनोर्लिंगमस्तके । पादयोरपि गुह्ये च पार्श्वयोर्हृदये पुनः ॥ ७ ॥
nyasetkūrparayornābhau jānunorliṃgamastake | pādayorapi guhye ca pārśvayorhṛdaye punaḥ || 7 ||
Lakukan nyāsa dengan meletakkan bahagian-bahagian mantra pada kedua-dua siku dan pada pusat; pada kedua-dua lutut, pada puncak kepala. Juga pada kedua-dua kaki, pada bahagian rahsia, pada sisi tubuh, dan sekali lagi pada jantung.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/ritual-technical teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa—ritually “installing” mantra-power in specific bodily loci—so the practitioner’s body becomes a sanctified support for worship and focused contemplation.
By prescribing bodily nyāsa, it gives a practical devotional method: devotion is embodied through disciplined placement of remembrance/mantra, aligning heart, head, and limbs for concentrated worship.
A technical-ritual procedure (prayoga) akin to Vedāṅga-oriented practice: precise bodily loci for nyāsa used in mantra-upāsanā and ritual performance.