Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 128
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
ध्यानैकनिरतांगाय पश्चाद् ब्रूयान्नमः पदम् । रुद्राय शंभवे तारशक्तिरुद्धोऽयमीरितः ॥ १२८ ॥
dhyānaikaniratāṃgāya paścād brūyānnamaḥ padam | rudrāya śaṃbhave tāraśaktiruddho'yamīritaḥ || 128 ||
ಧ್ಯಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕಾಗ್ರವಾಗಿ ಲೀನವಾದ ಅಂಗಗಳಿರುವವನಿಗೆ ನಂತರ ‘ನಮಃ’ ಎಂಬ ಪದವನ್ನು ಉಚ್ಚರಿಸಬೇಕು. ‘ರುದ್ರಾಯ, ಶಂಭವೇ’—ಇದು ತಾರಾ-ಶಕ್ತಿ (ಓಂ-ಶಕ್ತಿ)ಯಿಂದ ಬಂಧಿತ ‘ಉದ್ದ’ ಮಂತ್ರವೆಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ।
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-mantra context within Vedanga-oriented material)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links mantra-recitation to inner qualification: only after establishing deep dhyāna (meditative absorption) should one utter “namaḥ” and invoke Rudra/Śambhu, indicating that mantra bears fruit when grounded in concentrated contemplation.
It expresses bhakti as reverent surrender through “namaḥ” (salutation/ego-offering) directed to Rudra-Śambhu, while also insisting that devotion is strengthened and made steady through dhyāna.
A practical mantra-vidhi is implied: sequencing (paścāt), the use of the “namaḥ” pada, and the role of tārā-śakti (praṇava/Oṃ) in shaping or empowering the mantra—reflecting technical ritual-mantric instruction aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision.