Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
Anukramaṇī (Synoptic Table of Contents) of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
महातंत्रे समुद्दिष्टं पशुपाशविमोक्षणम् । मंत्राणां शोधनं दीक्षामंत्रोद्धारश्च पूजनम् ॥ ५ ॥
mahātaṃtre samuddiṣṭaṃ paśupāśavimokṣaṇam | maṃtrāṇāṃ śodhanaṃ dīkṣāmaṃtroddhāraśca pūjanam || 5 ||
മഹാതന്ത്രത്തിൽ ജീവന്റെ പാശബന്ധനത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള വിമോചനം, മന്ത്രശോധനം, ദീക്ഷ, ദീക്ഷാമന്ത്രങ്ങളുടെ ഉദ്ധാരം/നിർണ്ണയം, കൂടാതെ പൂജനവിധിയും വ്യക്തമായി ഉപദേശിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു।
Narada (as the enumerator of topics within the Purva Bhaga’s fourth pada, in dialogue-context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames ritual practice as a liberation-technology: the soul (paśu) is freed from bondage (pāśa) through properly purified mantras, authorized initiation (dīkṣā), and correct worship (pūjā).
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship—pūjā grounded in mantra-śodhana and dīkṣā—showing devotion not only as emotion but as sanctified, tradition-backed practice.
It points to applied mantra-science: correct formulation and “bringing forth” of mantras (mantroddhāra), their purification (śodhana), and initiation protocols—areas closely tied to ritual procedure and precise recitation.