Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
एते दप्तैव दिव्यौघा आनन्दपदपश्चिमाः । ईशानाख्यस्तत्पुरुषोऽघोराख्योवामदेवकः ॥ ५६ ॥
ete daptaiva divyaughā ānandapadapaścimāḥ | īśānākhyastatpuruṣo'ghorākhyovāmadevakaḥ || 56 ||
Tels sont, en vérité, les cinq courants divins, qui culminent dans l’état d’ānanda (béatitude) : Īśāna, Tatpuruṣa, Aghora et Vāmadeva (avec le cinquième, Sadyojāta).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/mantric context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames the fivefold Śiva-principle (Pañcabrahma) as “divine streams” whose culmination is ānanda—indicating that correct contemplation/usage of these aspects is oriented toward liberation and bliss.
By naming the divine forms as sacred realities to be remembered and invoked, it supports form-based devotion (saguṇa-upāsanā) that matures into the experience of ānanda as the highest fruit.
A technical, mantra-oriented enumeration (useful for ritual application such as nyāsa and dhyāna) is presented—typical of Vedāṅga-style precision in naming and organizing deities/aspects for practice.