Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
षड्दीर्घस्वरयुक्तेन विद्यायाः स्यात्षडंगकम् । तेनैव पुटितैरर्णैर्न्यसेच्छ्रोत्रादिपञ्चसु ॥ १२२ ॥
ṣaḍdīrghasvarayuktena vidyāyāḥ syātṣaḍaṃgakam | tenaiva puṭitairarṇairnyasecchrotrādipañcasu || 122 ||
Khi Vidyā được kết hợp với sáu nguyên âm dài, thì trở thành Vidyā có sáu chi phần. Với chính những âm tiết ấy—được bao bọc, gia cố—hành giả nên thực hiện nyāsa lên năm trung tâm giác quan, bắt đầu từ tai.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, Vedanga/Mantra-technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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It teaches that sound (svara/varṇa) is not merely linguistic but a sacred technology: by structuring the vidyā with prescribed vowels and then placing it through nyāsa on the sense-centres, the practitioner sanctifies perception and makes the body a fit vessel for mantra.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by disciplining the senses: nyāsa on the ear and other faculties redirects hearing, seeing, and speaking toward sacred recitation and remembrance, stabilizing devotion through regulated mantra-practice.
Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-vidhi are highlighted—specifically the use of long vowels (dīrgha-svara), syllabic arrangement (arṇa/varṇa), and nyāsa as a ritual application of sound-science.