Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 105
The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
अष्टलक्षं जपेन्मंत्रं तत्सहस्रं घृतान्वितैः । पायसैर्जुहुयात्पीठेमूर्तिं संकल्प्य मूलतः ॥ १०५ ॥
aṣṭalakṣaṃ japenmaṃtraṃ tatsahasraṃ ghṛtānvitaiḥ | pāyasairjuhuyātpīṭhemūrtiṃ saṃkalpya mūlataḥ || 105 ||
应当持诵此真言八十万遍；随后以酥油与乳米粥（pāyasa）调和，向火中奉献一千次火供。其前，须于坛座（pīṭha）上先立誓愿（saṅkalpa），从仪轨之根本意愿处观想并安立神祇之圣形。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links inner discipline (large-scale japa) with outer consecration (homa), emphasizing that ritual power is grounded in saṅkalpa and clear establishment of the deity’s mūrti at the pīṭha.
By requiring the practitioner to conceive the deity’s form and offer oblations after sustained japa, it frames devotion as steady remembrance (japa) culminating in reverential offering (homa) to the personally envisioned divine presence.
It highlights ritual-technical procedure (kalpa-style praxis): prescribed counts for japa and homa, correct use of ghṛta and pāyasa as oblation materials, and the necessity of saṅkalpa and mūrti-sthāpana at the pīṭha.