Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
व्यापकं मूलमन्त्रेण न्यासोऽयं भुवनाभिधः । मूलमंत्रं समुञ्चार्य मातृकावर्णमीरयेत् ॥ १० ॥
vyāpakaṃ mūlamantreṇa nyāso'yaṃ bhuvanābhidhaḥ | mūlamaṃtraṃ samuñcārya mātṛkāvarṇamīrayet || 10 ||
மூலமந்திரத்தால் செய்யப்படும் இந்த வ்யாபக ந்யாசம் ‘புவன ந்யாசம்’ என அழைக்கப்படுகிறது. முதலில் மூலமந்திரத்தை உச்சரித்து, பின்னர் மாத்ரிகா எழுத்துகளை ஜபிக்க வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical mantra-nyasa procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that nyāsa is not merely external ritual—by placing the root-mantra and then invoking the Mātṛkā letters, the practitioner consecrates the body and awareness as a ‘bhuvana’ (microcosmic world) pervaded by mantra.
While technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing a disciplined way to internalize the deity’s presence through mantra—making worship steady, embodied, and continuous rather than occasional or purely verbal.
It reflects mantra-śāstra and śikṣā-style precision in pronunciation and sequencing—reciting the Mūlamantra and then the Mātṛkā varṇas as a structured ritual technique (nyāsa).