The Greatness of Puruṣottama
Aṣṭākṣarī Maṇḍala-Pūjā and Nyāsa
कर्णिकायां समासीनं ज्योतीरूपं सनातनम् । अष्टाक्षरं ततो मंत्रं न्यसेच्चैव यथाक्रमम् ॥ २३ ॥
karṇikāyāṃ samāsīnaṃ jyotīrūpaṃ sanātanam | aṣṭākṣaraṃ tato maṃtraṃ nyaseccaiva yathākramam || 23 ||
Trên nhụy sen (karṇikā) an tọa Đấng vĩnh cửu, tự thân là ánh sáng thuần tịnh. Sau đó, hãy thực hành nyāsa của thần chú tám âm (aṣṭākṣara) theo đúng thứ tự.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It frames inner worship as a luminous vision of the eternal Lord within the lotus-heart, followed by disciplined mantra-nyāsa—showing that devotion is stabilized through ordered, contemplative ritual.
Bhakti is expressed here as intimate inner presence: the devotee visualizes Vishnu as pure light seated at the lotus center and then sanctifies body-and-mind through the aṣṭākṣarī mantra’s nyāsa, making devotion steady and embodied.
Ritual sequencing and correct application (yathākramam) reflect kalpa-style procedural discipline; the verse emphasizes precise mantra deployment (nyāsa) as a technical component of sādhana.