Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 194
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
लक्षमेकं जपेन्मन्त्रं जुहुयात्तद्दशांशतः । चरुणा घृतसिक्तेन ततः क्षेत्रे समर्चयेत् ॥ १९४ ॥
lakṣamekaṃ japenmantraṃ juhuyāttaddaśāṃśataḥ | caruṇā ghṛtasiktena tataḥ kṣetre samarcayet || 194 ||
മന്ത്രം ഒരു ലക്ഷം ജപിക്കണം; തുടർന്ന് അതിന്റെ പത്തിലൊന്ന് എണ്ണത്തിന് തുല്യമായി നെയ്യിൽ നനച്ച ചരുവുകൊണ്ട് ഹോമം നടത്തണം; പിന്നെ ക്ഷേത്രം/പുണ്യക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ വിധിപൂർവ്വം സമർചനം ചെയ്യണം।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It lays out a complete sādhana cycle—japa for inner purification, homa as consecrated offering of the japa’s power, and final worship in a kṣetra to seal the practice through devotion and sanctified presence.
Bhakti is expressed as disciplined worship: sustained mantra repetition, offering to Agni with reverence, and then honoring the deity in a sacred place—showing devotion as both inner remembrance and outward pūjā.
It reflects Kalpa/Vaidika ritual method: the prescribed ratio of homa to japa (one-tenth), the use of caru and ghee as ritual materials, and the ordered sequence of rites culminating in kṣetra-arcana.