Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
अङ्गा न्यादौ समाराध्यदिक्पत्रेषु यजेत्पुनः । गरुडादीन् श्रीमुखांश्च विदिक्षु लोकपान्बहिः ॥ ४६ ॥
aṅgā nyādau samārādhyadikpatreṣu yajetpunaḥ | garuḍādīn śrīmukhāṃśca vidikṣu lokapānbahiḥ || 46 ||
انگ-نیاس وغیرہ درست طور پر کر کے دیوتا کی آرادھنا کرے؛ پھر سمتوں کے پَتروں پر دوبارہ پوجا کرے؛ اور بین السمتوں میں گرُڑ وغیرہ اور شری مُکھ خادموں کو، اور باہر لوک پالوں کو پوجے۔
Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction section traditionally framed as Narada’s transmission in dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It sacralizes space: by worshipping the directional petals, Garuḍa and attendants in the intermediate quarters, and the Lokapālas outside, the sādhaka establishes protection and cosmic order around the main deity-worship.
Bhakti here is shown as orderly upacāra: devotion is expressed through precise offerings—beginning with aṅga-nyāsa (making the body a fit seat for worship) and extending reverence to Vishnu’s associates like Garuḍa and to the guardians who uphold dharma in the directions.
It highlights ritual-technical knowledge: nyāsa (mantric placement), dik-vinyāsa (directional arrangement), and maṇḍala/lotus-petal worship sequencing—procedural principles used in applied liturgy (kalpa-style practice).