Shloka 1
Navavyūha-pūjāvidhi: Bhūta-śuddhi, Nyāsa, Yogapīṭha, Maṇḍala-racanā, Mudrā-prayoga
नाम दशमो ऽध्यायः हरिरुवाचं / नवव्यूहार्चनं वक्ष्ये यदुक्तं कश्यपाय हि / जीवमुत्क्षिप्य मूर्धन्यं नाभ्यां व्योम्निनिवेशयेत्
nāma daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ hariruvācaṃ / navavyūhārcanaṃ vakṣye yaduktaṃ kaśyapāya hi / jīvamutkṣipya mūrdhanyaṃ nābhyāṃ vyomniniveśayet
Hari phán: “Ta sẽ giảng về phép thờ phụng chín Vyūha, đúng như đã truyền dạy cho Kaśyapa. Khi nâng sinh lực lên đỉnh đầu, hãy—qua đường rốn—an lập nó vào khoảng không nội tại (vyoman).”
Hari (Lord Vishnu)
Concept: Prāṇa-uttāna and antar-ākāśa-sthāpana as preparatory yoga for vyūha-arcana; interiorization of worship.
Vedantic Theme: Antaryāmin and ākāśa-like Self; movement from external ritual to internal realization (adhyātma-yajña).
Application: In meditation, guide attention/breath from navel region upward to crown, then rest awareness in spacious inner stillness before deity-visualization or mantra-japa.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: subtle-body locus
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Brahma-khaṇḍa) passages on Viṣṇu-dhyāna, nyāsa, and vyūha/emanation worship
FAQs
This verse frames Navavyūha-arcana as an authoritative Vaishnava practice taught by Hari and traced to Kaśyapa, linking ritual worship with inner yogic placement of the life-force.
It describes a yogic movement of the jīva/prāṇa—raising it to the crown and establishing it in the subtle ‘inner space’—a motif used for purification and higher contemplation rather than an after-death journey narrative.
Combine devotional worship with disciplined inner practice: steady the breath and attention, lift awareness upward, and rest the mind in inner spaciousness while remembering Vishnu’s forms.