Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 127
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
सिद्धलक्ष्मीपदाद्यां च मूलमाधारमण्डलम् । न्यसेत्तेनैव कुर्वीत व्यापकं देशिकोत्तमः ॥ १२७ ॥
siddhalakṣmīpadādyāṃ ca mūlamādhāramaṇḍalam | nyasettenaiva kurvīta vyāpakaṃ deśikottamaḥ || 127 ||
‘సిద్ధ-లక్ష్మీ’ పాదాక్షరాలతో ప్రారంభించి ఉత్తమ దేశికుడు మూలాధారమండలంలో న్యాసం స్థాపించాలి; అదే విధానంతో దానిని వ్యాపకంగా (సర్వవ్యాపిగా) చేయాలి॥१२७॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-power is stabilized through nyāsa on a foundational support (mūla-ādhāra maṇḍala), and then expanded as vyāpaka—symbolizing inner installation first, then all-pervasive realization.
By invoking Siddha-Lakṣmī and establishing the mantra within the sacred support, the practitioner aligns prosperity and grace with disciplined worship—devotion becomes structured, embodied, and then extended to perceive the Divine everywhere (vyāpaka).
A technical ritual method (mantra-nyāsa and maṇḍala application) is highlighted—showing procedural precision akin to Vedāṅga-style discipline used to execute rites correctly and consistently.