Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 79
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
पश्चात्प्रमथनायांते नमो रात्रिरुदीरिता । सर्वभूतदमनाय नमोंते भ्रामणी कला ॥ ७९ ॥
paścātpramathanāyāṃte namo rātrirudīritā | sarvabhūtadamanāya namoṃte bhrāmaṇī kalā || 79 ||
ثم في الطور الختامي، سلامٌ لكِ يا من تُحدِثين الخضَّ الأخير والانحلال؛ ولذلك تُعلَنين «اللّيل». وسلامٌ لكِ، يا كَلا «بهامْرَني»، القوّة الدوّارة التي تُخضع جميع الكائنات.
Narada (hymnic address within the Narada Purana’s instructional flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It venerates ‘Night’ as a cosmic function tied to the end-phase (ante) that stills and subdues all beings, presenting dissolution/control as a sacred, intelligent power (kalā) rather than mere darkness.
Bhakti here is expressed as stuti (reverent salutation) to a divine function of time and restraint—training the devotee to see even fearsome or limiting forces as manifestations worthy of worship and surrender.
It reflects technical Vedic language around kāla (time-power) and ritual-temporal awareness (night/end-phase), useful for understanding how hymns personify time-cycles in mantra and rite.