Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
ऋषिं शिरसि वक्त्रे तु छंदश्च हृदि देवताम् । गुह्ये बीजं पदोः शक्तिं न्यसेत्साधकसत्तमः ॥ ९ ॥
ṛṣiṃ śirasi vaktre tu chaṃdaśca hṛdi devatām | guhye bījaṃ padoḥ śaktiṃ nyasetsādhakasattamaḥ || 9 ||
至胜行者当行安置法（nyāsa）：以见者（ṛṣi）安于顶上，以韵律（chandas）安于口中，以神格安于心间，以种子音（bīja）安于隐秘处，以能量（śakti）安于双足。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa as a disciplined way to internalize a mantra—linking its seer, meter, deity, seed, and power to the practitioner’s body so the practice becomes embodied and focused.
By placing the devatā in the heart through nyāsa, the verse frames worship as inner upāsanā—devotion becomes an inward, continuous remembrance rather than only an external rite.
It highlights mantra-śāstra essentials used in ritual application—identifying ṛṣi, chandas, and devatā (mantra components) and applying them via nyāsa as part of technical liturgical procedure.