Shloka 22
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa
पद्ममध्ये न्यसेद्विष्णुं भुवनस्यांतरस्य तु । ततो विचिंत्य हृदये प्रणवं ज्योतिरुत्तमम् ॥ २२ ॥
padmamadhye nyasedviṣṇuṃ bhuvanasyāṃtarasya tu | tato viciṃtya hṛdaye praṇavaṃ jyotiruttamam || 22 ||
पद्ममध्ये भुवनस्य अन्तरस्थाने विष्णुं न्यसेत्। ततः हृदये प्रणवं ज्योतिरुत्तमं विचिन्तयेत्॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"From inner installation of Vishnu in the lotus-center to inward heart-contemplation of Om as supreme light, deepening devotion into stillness."}
FAQs
It teaches an inner worship (mānasa-pūjā) method: establish Viṣṇu in the heart-lotus and then merge attention into Oṁ as the highest light, linking personal devotion to non-dual contemplative awareness.
Bhakti is expressed as intimate remembrance—placing Viṣṇu at the center of one’s inner lotus—so devotion becomes continuous meditation, culminating in absorption in the divine radiance signified by Praṇava.
It practically applies mantra-vidyā through the Praṇava (Oṁ) and meditative visualization; while not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it aligns with śikṣā (correct mantra focus) and kalpa-oriented internal ritual (mānasa-dhyāna).