Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 51
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
प्रासादाख्यो मनुः प्रोक्तो भजतां सर्वसिद्धिदः । षड्दीर्घयुक्तबीजेन षडंगविधिरीरितः ॥ ५१ ॥
prāsādākhyo manuḥ prokto bhajatāṃ sarvasiddhidaḥ | ṣaḍdīrghayuktabījena ṣaḍaṃgavidhirīritaḥ || 51 ||
‘پراساد’ نامی یہ منتر بیان کیا گیا ہے؛ بھجن کرنے والوں کو یہ ہر طرح کی سِدھی عطا کرتا ہے۔ چھ طویل سُروں سے جڑے بیج کے ذریعے شڈنگ وِدھی بتائی گئی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a specific worship-mantra (“Prāsāda”) as a means to attain completeness in practice—linking devotion with disciplined mantra-application that yields ‘siddhi’ (spiritual accomplishment).
Bhakti here is not only emotional reverence; it is devotion expressed through correct mantra-sevā—reciting and applying the mantra with its prescribed auxiliaries, making worship steady and effective.
It highlights technical mantra-prayoga: use of bīja syllables, vowel-length (dīrgha) distinctions, and the ṣaḍaṅga (sixfold) ancillary procedure—skills tied to śikṣā (phonetics) and ritual method.