Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
धात्रा तु केशवं न्यस्यार्यम्ण नारायणं पुनः । मित्रेण माधवं न्यस्य गोविंदं वरुणेन च ॥ २४ ॥
dhātrā tu keśavaṃ nyasyāryamṇa nārāyaṇaṃ punaḥ | mitreṇa mādhavaṃ nyasya goviṃdaṃ varuṇena ca || 24 ||
دھاتṛ کے ساتھ کیشو کا نیاس کرے؛ پھر اَریَمَن کے ساتھ نارائن کا؛ مِتر کے ساتھ مادھو کا نیاس کرے اور ورُن کے ساتھ گووند کا بھی۔
Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of Vishnu-nyasa aligned with Aditya deities)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a disciplined nyāsa where Viṣṇu’s names are installed in the practitioner’s ritual body/space while invoking specific Āditya deities, integrating devotion with precise Vedic-style procedure.
Bhakti here is expressed as mantra-sevā: reverently installing Keśava, Nārāyaṇa, Mādhava, and Govinda, so the devotee’s worship becomes embodied, attentive, and continuous rather than merely verbal.
It highlights ritual-technology—nyāsa and devatā-sambandha (linking mantra/names with deities like Dhātṛ, Aryaman, Mitra, Varuṇa), a structured application aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision in rites.