The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
तर्जनीभ्यां नयेत्स्कन्धौ प्रोक्ता चान्त्रणमुद्रि का । हस्तावूर्द्ध्वमुखौ कृत्वा तले संयोज्य मध्यमे ॥ ४१ ॥
tarjanībhyāṃ nayetskandhau proktā cāntraṇamudri kā | hastāvūrddhvamukhau kṛtvā tale saṃyojya madhyame || 41 ||
دونوں ترجنियों سے کندھوں کو چھوئے/اشارہ کرے؛ اسے ‘آنترن مُدرَا’ کہا گیا ہے۔ پھر ہاتھوں کو اوپر کی طرف کر کے درمیان میں دونوں ہتھیلیاں ملا دے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical procedure of mudrās in ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It codifies a precise mudrā used in mantra-ritual practice, emphasizing that correct bodily gesture supports correct intention and disciplined worship.
Though technical, it serves bhakti by standardizing the external acts of pūjā; careful mudrā practice becomes a form of attentive, reverent service to the deity.
It highlights procedural ritual-technology—how to form a specific mudrā (hand-gesture) with defined finger placement and palm orientation, typical of śikṣā/kalpa-style instructions.