The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
एवं न्यस्तशरीरोऽसौ चिंतयेन्मंत्रदेवताम् । श्यामां शुकोक्तिं श्रृण्वंतीं न्यस्तैकांघ्रिशिरोरुहाम् ॥ १२८ ॥
evaṃ nyastaśarīro'sau ciṃtayenmaṃtradevatām | śyāmāṃ śukoktiṃ śrṛṇvaṃtīṃ nyastaikāṃghriśiroruhām || 128 ||
ఇలా శరీరంలో న్యాసం స్థాపించి, అతడు మంత్రదేవతను ధ్యానించాలి—శ్యామవర్ణురాలు, శుకుని ఉక్తిని శ్రవణం చేస్తూ, ఒక పాదం శిరోమణిపై నిలిపినది॥१२८॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches that mantra-sādhana is completed by dhyāna: after bodily placement/nyāsa, the sādhaka must inwardly visualize the mantra’s presiding deity with precise iconographic marks, making the mantra a living presence rather than mere sound.
By directing the practitioner to contemplate the mantra-devatā’s form and attention (listening to śuka-ukti), it frames practice as personal devotion—relating to the deity through focused remembrance and reverent visualization.
Ritual application of mantra through nyāsa and dhyāna is emphasized—technical procedure (prayoga) and correct mental visualization, aligning with auxiliary disciplines used in mantra-śāstra and ritual practice.