Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
पृष्ठे हृदि तथा मूर्ध्नि वदने नेत्रयोर्नसोः । दोःपत्संधिषु साग्रेषु विन्यसेत्तदनन्तरम् ॥ ८ ॥
pṛṣṭhe hṛdi tathā mūrdhni vadane netrayornasoḥ | doḥpatsaṃdhiṣu sāgreṣu vinyasettadanantaram || 8 ||
പിന്നീട് ഉടൻ തന്നെ പുറത്ത്, ഹൃദയത്തിൽ, ശിരോശിഖരത്തിൽ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം; മുഖത്ത്, കണ്ണുകളിൽ, മൂക്കിൽ കൂടി; കൂടാതെ കൈകാലുകളുടെ സന്ധികളിൽ, അവയുടെ അഗ്രഭാഗങ്ങളോടുകൂടി വിന്യസിക്കണം.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa—sanctifying the body by assigning mantra-power to specific limbs and sense-centers—so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit instrument for upāsanā and focused japa.
By prescribing disciplined bodily and sensory consecration, it supports bhakti with correct upāsanā-methods—helping the devotee steady attention on the deity and approach worship with purity and reverence.
It reflects applied ritual-technical science (prayoga): the procedural mapping of mantra to body locations (nyāsa), a common auxiliary method used in mantra-śāstra and temple/household worship.