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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78

Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas

तत्त्वन्यासं ततः कुर्यात्सर्वतंत्रेषु गोपितम् । बीवं प्राणं तथा चित्तं हृत्पद्मं सूर्यमण्डलम् ॥ ७८ ॥

tattvanyāsaṃ tataḥ kuryātsarvataṃtreṣu gopitam | bīvaṃ prāṇaṃ tathā cittaṃ hṛtpadmaṃ sūryamaṇḍalam || 78 ||

จากนั้นพึงประกอบ ‘ตัตตวะ-นยาสะ’ อันถูกปกปิดไว้ในคัมภีร์ตันตระทั้งปวง โดยตั้งวางภายในคือ บีชมนต์ ลมหายใจปราณ จิต ดอกบัวแห่งหทัย และมณฑลสุริยะ

tattva-nyāsamthe tattva-nyāsa (placement of principles)
tattva-nyāsam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottattva (प्रातिपदिक) + nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: tattvānāṃ nyāsaḥ
tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण), 'then/thereafter'
kuryātone should do
kuryāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ, धातु)
FormVidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्, Optative), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person/प्रथमपुरुष), Ekavacana (singular/एकवचन); parasmaipada
sarva-tantreṣuin all tantras
sarva-tantreṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक) + tantra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); karmadhāraya: sarvāṇi tantrāṇi
gopitamkept secret/hidden
gopitam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Root√gup (गुप्, धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); used predicatively: 'kept secret'
bījamseed (mantra-seed)
bījam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbīja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
prāṇamlife-breath
prāṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
tathāalso/likewise
tathā:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormParticle/adverb (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण), 'also/likewise'
cittammind
cittam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcitta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
hṛt-padmaṃthe heart-lotus
hṛt-padmaṃ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roothṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + padma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: hṛdayasya padmam
sūrya-maṇḍalamthe solar orb/disc
sūrya-maṇḍalam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: sūryasya maṇḍalam

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual-yogic context)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

It teaches an inner consecration (tattva-nyāsa) where mantra, breath, mind, and subtle centers (heart-lotus and inner sun) are aligned, making ritual worship a disciplined yogic interiorization.

By prescribing nyāsa, it frames devotion as focused inner worship: the devotee installs sacred presence through mantra and concentrated awareness, so bhakti becomes steady, embodied, and contemplative.

It emphasizes mantra-śāstra style practice (seed mantras and nyāsa) and disciplined prāṇa–citta regulation—technical ritual-yogic procedure aligned with the Purana’s Third Pada focus on specialized sciences.