Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
आद्यं द्वितीयं करयोस्तार्तीयमुभयं न्यसेत् । मूलाधारे हृदि न्यस्य भूयो बीजत्रयं क्रमात् ॥ ४६ ॥
ādyaṃ dvitīyaṃ karayostārtīyamubhayaṃ nyaset | mūlādhāre hṛdi nyasya bhūyo bījatrayaṃ kramāt || 46 ||
Dia hendaklah meletakkan bīja pertama dan kedua pada kedua-dua tangan, dan bīja ketiga pada kedua-duanya (bersama). Kemudian, setelah meletakkannya pada mūlādhāra dan pada jantung, hendaklah dia sekali lagi menegakkan triad bīja itu menurut tertibnya.
Narada (teaching a technical ritual procedure within Vedanga/Mantra practice context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes nyāsa—ritual installation of mantra-power—showing that inner worship is stabilized by placing seed-mantras in specific loci (hands, mūlādhāra, heart) and repeating them in a deliberate sequence.
Although technical, the method supports bhakti by sanctifying the body as an instrument of worship; ordered nyāsa helps the devotee concentrate the mind and offer mantra-japa with steadiness and reverence.
It highlights practical mantra-vidhi: kara-nyāsa (hand placement), internal nyāsa at mūlādhāra and hṛd (heart), and kramāt (precise sequencing), a hallmark of technical ritual instruction.