Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
मूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलेन तस्यामावाह्य पूजयेत् । आदौ चांगानि संपूज्य मंत्राणां केशरेषु च ॥ ४३ ॥
mūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlena tasyāmāvāhya pūjayet | ādau cāṃgāni saṃpūjya maṃtrāṇāṃ keśareṣu ca || 43 ||
Сотворив в уме образ Божества посредством мула‑мантры, следует совершить āvāhana — призвать Его в этот образ — и поклониться. Прежде надлежит должным образом почтить аṅги (вспомогательные части), а также мантры в их «лепестках», то есть в назначенных местах ритуального лотоса.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes effective when the deity is intentionally visualized, invoked through the root-mantra, and then honored systematically—beginning with the aṅga (auxiliary) aspects—so the sādhaka’s mind, mantra, and ritual space align.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: the devotee forms the Lord’s presence through mantra and then offers worship in an ordered way, treating the mantra-limbs and their placements as sacred parts of serving the deity.
It highlights technical ritual procedure—mantra-prayoga such as āvāhana, aṅga-pūjā/nyāsa, and placing mantras in specific loci (keśara/petal points), reflecting the applied discipline of Vedic ritual science.