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 ||
ஐந்து முகங்களில் ஐந்து கலைகளை வின்யாசம் செய்து, ஈசானனின் கலைகளை வரிசையாக நிறுவ வேண்டும். ஈசானன் எல்லா வித்யைகளுக்கும் அதிபதி; ‘சசினி’ அவனுடைய முதல் கலை.
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).