The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa
कर्णिकायां समासीनं ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम् । अष्टाक्षरं ततो मंत्रं न्यसेच्चैव यथाक्रमम् ॥ २३ ॥
karṇikāyāṃ samāsīnaṃ jyotīrūpaṃ sanātanam | aṣṭākṣaraṃ tato maṃtraṃ nyaseccaiva yathākramam || 23 ||
పద్మకర్ణికపై జ్యోతిరూపుడైన సనాతన ప్రభువు ఆసీనుడై ఉన్నాడు. అనంతరం అష్టాక్షర మంత్రాన్ని యథాక్రమంగా న్యాసం చేయాలి.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It frames inner worship as a luminous vision of the eternal Lord within the lotus-heart, followed by disciplined mantra-nyāsa—showing that devotion is stabilized through ordered, contemplative ritual.
Bhakti is expressed here as intimate inner presence: the devotee visualizes Vishnu as pure light seated at the lotus center and then sanctifies body-and-mind through the aṣṭākṣarī mantra’s nyāsa, making devotion steady and embodied.
Ritual sequencing and correct application (yathākramam) reflect kalpa-style procedural discipline; the verse emphasizes precise mantra deployment (nyāsa) as a technical component of sādhana.