Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
मूर्ध्नि भालोदरांसेषु हृदये ताः पुनर्न्यसेत् । पश्चादनेन मन्त्रेण कुर्वीत व्यापकं सुधीः ॥ ११ ॥
mūrdhni bhālodarāṃseṣu hṛdaye tāḥ punarnyaset | paścādanena mantreṇa kurvīta vyāpakaṃ sudhīḥ || 11 ||
پھر وہی منتر-شکتیوں کا نیاس سر کی چوٹی، پیشانی، پیٹ، کندھوں اور دل میں دوبارہ کرے؛ اس کے بعد اسی منتر سے دانا سالک ویاپک نیاس انجام دے۔
Narada (teaching ritual procedure within the Vedāṅga/Mantra-vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches nyāsa as an inner sanctification: the mantra is installed in key bodily centers so the sādhaka’s body becomes a fit vessel for worship, culminating in an all-pervading (vyāpaka) infusion of the mantra’s presence.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing a disciplined way to internalize the deity’s mantra—turning devotion into steady upāsanā where remembrance and worship pervade the whole being.
Practical mantra-vidhi: the procedural science of nyāsa—specific placements (head, forehead, abdomen, shoulders, heart) followed by vyāpaka nyāsa—showing applied ritual technique within the text’s Vedāṅga-oriented section.