Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
Śeṣoditya-Sūrya-nyāsa, Soma-sādhana, Graha-pūjā, and Bhauma-vrata-vidhi
एवं चान्ते योग पीठात्मने हृदयमीरयेत् । ताराद्योऽयं पीठमंत्रस्त्वनेनासनमादिशेत् ॥ २७ ॥
evaṃ cānte yoga pīṭhātmane hṛdayamīrayet | tārādyo'yaṃ pīṭhamaṃtrastvanenāsanamādiśet || 27 ||
یوں آخر میں یوگ-پیٹھ آتما کے لیے ہردیہ-منتر کا اُچار کرے۔ ‘تارا’ سے شروع ہونے والا یہ پیٹھ-منتر ہے؛ اسی کے ذریعے آسن (پوجا کی نشست/مقام) کی تعیین و स्थापना کرے۔
Narada (instructional discourse within a technical/ritual-yoga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that inner worship (hṛdaya-mantra) and outer ritual order (establishing the āsana/pīṭha) must be united—invoking the presiding “Yoga-Pīṭha” principle before commencing or sealing the practice.
Even in technical mantra-practice, devotion is expressed through reverent invocation—addressing the deity/principle as the indwelling Self (ātmā) and ritually preparing a seat as an act of honoring presence.
It reflects procedural ritual science—correct sequencing of mantra-recitation and the formal establishment of the āsana/pīṭha, a key element of disciplined upāsanā and liturgical method.