Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
रंध्रे भाले तथाज्ञायां गले हृदि तथा न्यसेत् । नाभावाधारके पादद्वये मूलाग्रकावधि ॥ ३४ ॥
raṃdhre bhāle tathājñāyāṃ gale hṛdi tathā nyaset | nābhāvādhārake pādadvaye mūlāgrakāvadhi || 34 ||
ரந்திரம் (பிரஹ்மரந்திரம்), நெற்றி, ஆஜ்ஞா மையம், தொண்டு, இதயம் ஆகிய இடங்களில் ந்யாசம் செய்ய வேண்டும்; மேலும் நாபி, ஆதாரம் (மூலம்) மற்றும் இரு பாதங்களில்—மூலத்திலிருந்து அகம் வரை முழு உடல் அச்சில்।
Narada (teaching a technical ritual-yogic procedure in the Vedanga/Upasana context, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches internalized worship through nyāsa—placing mantra-awareness along key bodily and subtle centers—so the practitioner’s entire being becomes a fit vessel for japa and meditation.
By prescribing nyāsa, it turns devotion into embodied remembrance: the devotee consecrates the body as a temple, making continuous recollection of the deity/mantra easier and more concentrated.
It highlights technical upāsanā procedure—mantra-nyāsa (a ritual application of mantra), aligning recitation with specific loci (marmas/cakras) as a disciplined method supporting meditation and ritual correctness.