Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 166
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
नसोर्वक्रे च चिबुके कण्ठे दोर्मूलके हृदि । उदरे नाभिदेशे च लिंगे मूलसरोरुहे ॥ १६६ ॥
nasorvakre ca cibuke kaṇṭhe dormūlake hṛdi | udare nābhideśe ca liṃge mūlasaroruhe || 166 ||
மூக்குத் துளைகளின் வளைவில், தாடையில், தொண்டையில், தோள்மூலத்தில், இதயத்தில், வயிற்றில், நாபிப் பகுதியில், லிங்கஸ்தானத்தில், மேலும் மூலாதாரத் தாமரையில்—இவையே நிர்ணயிக்கப்பட்ட ந்யாச நிலையங்கள் என உரைக்கப்படுகிறது।
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition; verse functions as technical instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It enumerates specific bodily loci used for disciplined practice—such as prāṇa regulation, meditative fixation, or technical ritual/yogic visualization—showing how inner practice is anchored to precise points.
Indirectly: by giving a technical framework for inner steadiness (mind and prāṇa), it supports focused remembrance and worship; stable attention is treated as an aid to sustained devotion.
A technical, śāstra-style listing of bodily points relevant to practice (often aligned with prāṇa/adhāra or marma-type instruction), consistent with Book 1.3’s emphasis on applied Vedic sciences.