Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
अष्टलक्षं जपेन्मंत्रं तत्सहस्रं घृतान्वितैः । पायसैर्जुहुयात्पीठेमूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः ॥ १०५ ॥
aṣṭalakṣaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ tatsahasraṃ ghṛtānvitaiḥ | pāyasairjuhuyātpīṭhemūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ || 105 ||
Hendaklah seseorang mengulang japa mantra sebanyak lapan ratus ribu kali; kemudian mempersembahkan seribu oblation (homa) ke dalam api, dicampur ghee dan payasa (susu beras). Sebelumnya, di pīṭha (pelantar/kerusi altar), hendaklah ia menetapkan saṅkalpa dan menegakkan rupa Dewa dari akar niat dan sumber upacara.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner discipline (large-scale japa) with outer consecration (homa), emphasizing that ritual power is grounded in saṅkalpa and clear establishment of the deity’s mūrti at the pīṭha.
By requiring the practitioner to conceive the deity’s form and offer oblations after sustained japa, it frames devotion as steady remembrance (japa) culminating in reverential offering (homa) to the personally envisioned divine presence.
It highlights ritual-technical procedure (kalpa-style praxis): prescribed counts for japa and homa, correct use of ghṛta and pāyasa as oblation materials, and the necessity of saṅkalpa and mūrti-sthāpana at the pīṭha.