Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 198
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
बलिमन्त्रोऽयमाख्यातः सर्वकामफलप्रदः । सोपदेशं बृहत्पिण्डे कृत्वा रात्रिषु साधकः ॥ १९८ ॥
balimantro'yamākhyātaḥ sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ | sopadeśaṃ bṛhatpiṇḍe kṛtvā rātriṣu sādhakaḥ || 198 ||
ഈ ബലി-മന്ത്രം ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നു; ഇത് എല്ലാ ആഗ്രഹങ്ങളുടെയും ഫലം നൽകുന്നു. ഗുരു-ഉപദേശസഹിതം വലിയ പിണ്ഡത്തിൽ ഇത് ചെയ്ത് സാധകൻ രാത്രികളിൽ സാധന നടത്തണം.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional/vidhi passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the Bali-mantra as a formally transmitted (sopadeśa) ritual tool whose efficacy depends on correct instruction and proper offering, emphasizing disciplined sādhanā rather than casual recitation.
Indirectly: it highlights that devotional-ritual acts gain power when performed as taught by a guru/tradition (upadeśa), aligning personal desires with a regulated sacred practice.
Ritual-technical procedure (kalpa/vidhi): the use of a specific mantra for bali (offering), the requirement of authorized instruction, and the timing rule of performing the practice at night.