Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 179
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
अघोरोऽस्य नुनिः प्रोक्तस्त्रिवृच्छंदं उदाहृतम् । अघोररुद्रः संदिष्टो देवता मन्त्रनायकः ॥ १७९ ॥
aghoro'sya nuniḥ proktastrivṛcchaṃdaṃ udāhṛtam | aghorarudraḥ saṃdiṣṭo devatā mantranāyakaḥ || 179 ||
ഈ മന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ ഋഷി ‘അഘോര’ എന്നു പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു; ഛന്ദസ് ‘ത്രിവൃക്’ എന്നു പറയുന്നു; ദേവതയായി, മന്ത്രനാഥനായി ‘അഘോരരുദ്രൻ’ നിർദ്ദേശിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു॥
Narada (teaching in a technical Vedanga-style enumeration of mantra components)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches the traditional Vedic way to “situate” a mantra by naming its ṛṣi (seer), chandas (metre), and devatā (presiding deity), showing that mantra-recitation is guided by precise sacred attribution rather than being random.
By identifying Aghora-Rudra as the mantra’s devatā, it directs devotion toward a specific divine form; correct devatā-bhāva (deity-focused reverence) is presented as part of disciplined worship.
Chandas (Vedic prosody) and the mantra-lakṣaṇa framework—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā—used in Kalpa-style ritual procedure for accurate chanting and application.
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