Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
त्रिशूलवत् संमुखोर्द्ध्वे कुर्यान्मुद्रा ं नृसिंहगाम् । अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां च करयोस्तथाऽक्रम्य कनिष्ठके ॥ ३९ ॥
triśūlavat saṃmukhorddhve kuryānmudrā ṃ nṛsiṃhagām | aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ ca karayostathā'kramya kaniṣṭhake || 39 ||
त्रिशूलवत् संमुखोर्ध्वे कुर्यान् मुद्रां नृसिंहगाम् । करयोः अङ्गुष्ठाभ्यां च तथाऽक्रम्य कनिष्ठके ॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on ritual/technical procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It encodes a precise upāsanā technique: forming the Narasiṃha-mudrā as a bodily aid to invoke protective, fear-destroying Viṣṇu-energy (Narasiṃha) during worship.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined ritual action—using a prescribed mudrā to focus mind and body on Narasiṃha, reinforcing single-pointed remembrance and reverence in pūjā.
A technical ritual detail (prayoga) is taught—hand positioning and finger pressure for a specific mudrā—illustrating the Narada Purana’s procedural, śāstra-style instruction within its technical sciences section.