Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
प्राक्प्रोक्ते पूजयेत्पीठे गंधपुष्पैरुमापतिम् । अंगावृतैर्बहिः पूज्या हृल्लेखाद्या यथापुरा ॥ ४० ॥
prākprokte pūjayetpīṭhe gaṃdhapuṣpairumāpatim | aṃgāvṛtairbahiḥ pūjyā hṛllekhādyā yathāpurā || 40 ||
Sur le pīṭha décrit auparavant, qu’on adore Umāpati (Śiva) avec parfums et fleurs. À l’extérieur du siège principal, qu’on vénère aussi les divinités commençant par Hṛllekhā et les autres, enveloppées de leurs voiles propres aux « membres », ainsi qu’il fut enseigné précédemment.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes orderly, reverential worship: first honoring the principal deity on the properly prepared seat, then completing the rite by worshipping the surrounding/attendant deities according to the earlier injunctions—reflecting completeness (pūrṇatā) in ritual.
Bhakti here is expressed through careful upacāra (offerings like fragrance and flowers) and faithful adherence to prescribed sequence—devotion that becomes disciplined service rather than mere emotion.
Ritual procedure and sequencing—how a pīṭha is used, how upacāras are offered, and how āvaraṇa/bahiḥ-pūjā (worship of associated deities around the main deity) is performed—reflecting technical liturgical knowledge aligned with Kalpa-style practice.