Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
मूर्ध्नि भालोदरांसेषु हृदये ताः पुनर्न्यसेत् । पश्चादनेन मन्त्रेण कुर्वीत व्यापकं सुधीः ॥ ११ ॥
mūrdhni bhālodarāṃseṣu hṛdaye tāḥ punarnyaset | paścādanena mantreṇa kurvīta vyāpakaṃ sudhīḥ || 11 ||
Qu’il les dépose de nouveau sur le sommet de la tête, le front, le ventre, les épaules et le cœur. Ensuite, au moyen de ce mantra, le sage accomplira le nyāsa « tout-pénétrant » (vyāpaka).
Narada (teaching ritual procedure within the Vedāṅga/Mantra-vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa as an inner sanctification: the mantra is installed in key bodily centers so the sādhaka’s body becomes a fit vessel for worship, culminating in an all-pervading (vyāpaka) infusion of the mantra’s presence.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing a disciplined way to internalize the deity’s mantra—turning devotion into steady upāsanā where remembrance and worship pervade the whole being.
Practical mantra-vidhi: the procedural science of nyāsa—specific placements (head, forehead, abdomen, shoulders, heart) followed by vyāpaka nyāsa—showing applied ritual technique within the text’s Vedāṅga-oriented section.