Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
वक्त्रेषु पंच विन्यस्येदीशानस्य कलाः क्रमात् । ईशानः सर्वविद्यानां शशिनी प्रथमा कला ॥ ६३ ॥
vaktreṣu paṃca vinyasyedīśānasya kalāḥ kramāt | īśānaḥ sarvavidyānāṃ śaśinī prathamā kalā || 63 ||
पञ्च वक्त्रेषु पञ्च कलाः विन्यस्य, ईशानस्य कलाः क्रमात् विन्यसेत्। ईशानः सर्वविद्यानां स्वामी; शशिनी नाम प्रथमा कला॥
Narada (teaching in a technical, Vedanga-style ritual instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches ordered inner placement (nyāsa) of divine energies (kalās), presenting Īśāna as the presiding principle of knowledge and indicating that spiritual practice should be structured, sequential, and mantra-aligned.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: devotion is not only emotion but also correct ritual contemplation—placing the deity’s kalās with reverence and order to steady the mind in the deity’s presence.
Ritual procedure and mantra-application (nyāsa/vinyāsa) are highlighted—an applied, technical discipline aligned with Vedanga-style precision (sequence, placement, and correct identification of deity-energies).