Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
ब्रह्मेष्टदा तृतीयास्याच्छिवो मे अस्तु तत्परा । मरीचिः कथिता विप्र चतुर्थी च सदाशिवे ॥ ६५ ॥
brahmeṣṭadā tṛtīyāsyācchivo me astu tatparā | marīciḥ kathitā vipra caturthī ca sadāśive || 65 ||
‘برہمیṣṭدا’ کو تیسری نیاس/تعیین کے طور پر رکھا جائے؛ میرا شِو اسی میں نہایت تَتپر رہے۔ اے برہمن، اس ترتیب میں مریچی بیان ہوا ہے، اور چوتھی تعیین سداشیو میں ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual sequencing context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a technical, ordered mapping of names/mantras and divine principles—linking a specific mantra-term (“Brahmeṣṭadā”), the sage Marīci, and the form Sadāśiva—showing that correct sequence and focused intent (tatparatā) are integral to efficacious worship.
Bhakti here is expressed as “tatparā”—single-pointed devotion—applied within disciplined worship. The verse implies that devotion is strengthened when aligned with a prescribed ritual/mantric order centered on Śiva/Sadāśiva.
It reflects procedural precision typical of Vedāṅga-informed practice—ordered recitation/placement (third, fourth) used in mantra-application (nyāsa/krama), where correct sequencing and identification of associated ṛṣis/deities are essential.