Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
नमोंते मोहिनी प्रोक्ता मन्त्रज्ञैर्द्वादशी कला । मनोन्मन्यै नमः पश्चाज्ज्वरा प्रोक्ता त्रयोदशी ॥ ८० ॥
namoṃte mohinī proktā mantrajñairdvādaśī kalā | manonmanyai namaḥ paścājjvarā proktā trayodaśī || 80 ||
Wahai Dewi, salam suci kepada-Mu sebagai ‘Mohinī’—para ahli mantra menyatakannya sebagai kalā kedua belas. Sesudah itu, hormat kepada ‘Manonmanī’; dan ‘Jvarā’ dinyatakan sebagai kalā ketiga belas.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical mantra/nyasa context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It maps specific divine powers (kalās) used in mantra-oriented practice, showing how distinct energies—enchantment (Mohinī), transcendence of mind (Manonmanī), and transformative heat (Jvarā)—are invoked in an ordered sequence.
Even within technical mantra sections, the verse frames practice as reverential invocation—repeated salutations (namaḥ)—indicating that disciplined ritual knowledge is meant to be grounded in devotion and surrender to the divine power addressed.
It reflects applied mantra-vidyā (a technical discipline allied to Vedic practice): precise naming, sequencing, and counting of kalās for ritual recitation/nyāsa, emphasizing accuracy and tradition-based enumeration.