Shloka 22
The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa
पद्ममध्ये न्यसेद्विष्णुं भुवनस्यांतरस्य तु । ततो विचिंत्य हृदये प्रणवं ज्योतिरुत्तमम् ॥ २२ ॥
padmamadhye nyasedviṣṇuṃ bhuvanasyāṃtarasya tu | tato viciṃtya hṛdaye praṇavaṃ jyotiruttamam || 22 ||
พึงประดิษฐานพระวิษณุไว้กลางดอกบัว ในอากาศภายในแห่งจักรวาล แล้วเพ่งภายในดวงใจถึงปรณวะ “โอม” อันเป็นแสงสว่างสูงสุด
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches an inner worship (mānasa-pūjā) method: establish Viṣṇu in the heart-lotus and then merge attention into Oṁ as the highest light, linking personal devotion to non-dual contemplative awareness.
Bhakti is expressed as intimate remembrance—placing Viṣṇu at the center of one’s inner lotus—so devotion becomes continuous meditation, culminating in absorption in the divine radiance signified by Praṇava.
It practically applies mantra-vidyā through the Praṇava (Oṁ) and meditative visualization; while not a technical Vedāṅga lesson, it aligns with śikṣā (correct mantra focus) and kalpa-oriented internal ritual (mānasa-dhyāna).