Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
कोणेष्वर्चेन्निवृत्त्याद्यास्तेजोरूपाः कलाः क्रमात् । विघ्नेश्वराननन्ताद्यान्पत्रेषु परितो यजेत् ॥ ९९ ॥
koṇeṣvarcennivṛttyādyāstejorūpāḥ kalāḥ kramāt | vighneśvarānanantādyānpatreṣu parito yajet || 99 ||
ตามมุมทั้งหลายพึงบูชากลาอันเป็นรูปแห่งรัศมี เริ่มด้วยนิวฤตติ ตามลำดับ; และโดยรอบบนใบหรือกลีบทั้งหลาย พึงบูชาพระวิฆเนศวรและหมู่เทพเริ่มด้วยอนันตะ।
Narada (teaching a technical ritual sequence, typical of Vedanga/kalpa-style instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches ordered worship: the practitioner first establishes the radiant kalās (powers) in the corners, then honors protective/attendant deities around the mandala—showing that inner spiritual forces and outer guardianship must be harmonized for a rite to bear fruit.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence—worshiping each divine aspect in its proper place and sequence, beginning with obstacle-removal (Vighneśvara) and extending to cosmic support (Ananta), so devotion becomes steady and unobstructed.
Kalpa (ritual science): it specifies spatial placement (corners, petals) and sequential order (kramāt) for devatā-nyāsa and pūjā within a yantra/lotus-style worship arrangement.