Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
ततः प्रविन्यसेद्विद्वानष्टत्रिंशत्कलास्तनौ । ईशानाद्या ऋचः सम्यगंगुलीषु यथाक्रमात् ॥ ५६ ॥
tataḥ pravinyasedvidvānaṣṭatriṃśatkalāstanau | īśānādyā ṛcaḥ samyagaṃgulīṣu yathākramāt || 56 ||
ثم على الممارس العارف أن يُثبّت بعنايةٍ بنِياسا (nyāsa) الثمانَ والثلاثين كَلا (kalā) على الجسد؛ ثم، مبتدئًا بإيشانا (Īśāna)، يُسند آيات ṛc الموافقة إلى الأصابع على الترتيب الصحيح.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches disciplined mantra-application: spiritual power is stabilized when inner energies (kalās) and Vedic mantras are installed in the body through correct nyāsa and sequence.
Though technical, it supports bhakti-oriented worship by prescribing a precise preparatory rite—purifying and sacralizing the body so devotion can be expressed as orderly, mantra-centered pūjā.
It highlights ritual procedure and mantra-vinyāsa—correct placement, pronunciation, and sequencing (yathākramāt), which aligns with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Kalpa (ritual method).