Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
हयमारद्वयेनैव हृदि मूर्ध्नि तथा पुनः । पद्मद्वयं च विधिवत्ततः शीर्षे समर्पयेत् ॥ ५६ ॥
hayamāradvayenaiva hṛdi mūrdhni tathā punaḥ | padmadvayaṃ ca vidhivattataḥ śīrṣe samarpayet || 56 ||
‘హయమారా’ యుగ్మమంత్రంతో ముందుగా హృదయంలో, మళ్లీ శిరోమధ్య శిఖరంపై న్యాసం చేయాలి; అనంతరం విధివిధానంగా ‘పద్మ’ యుగ్మాన్ని శిరస్సుపై సమర్పించాలి।
Narada (instructional passage within a technical/ritual teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches disciplined internalization of mantra through prescribed placement (heart and crown), aligning devotion with precise Vedic procedure (vidhivat) so the practice becomes both inward (hṛd) and consecratory (śiras).
Bhakti here is expressed as careful, reverent worship: offering/assigning mantras to vital spiritual centers (heart and head) makes devotion embodied and focused rather than merely verbal.
It reflects procedural rigor typical of ritual science—rule-governed application (vidhivat) akin to kalpa/ritual method and mantra-usage discipline, emphasizing correct sequence and placement (nyāsa).