The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
शक्तिं डमरुकाभीतिवरान्संदधतं करैः । ईशानं त्रीक्षणं शुभ्रमैशान्यां दिशि पूजयेत् ॥ ९२ ॥
śaktiṃ ḍamarukābhītivarānsaṃdadhataṃ karaiḥ | īśānaṃ trīkṣaṇaṃ śubhramaiśānyāṃ diśi pūjayet || 92 ||
وليُعبَدْ إيشانا—المتألّق ذو العيون الثلاث—الحاملُ للـشَكتي (الرمح)، وطبلة الدَمَرو، وإشارةِ عدمِ الخوف (أبهِيتِي)، ويدِ منحِ النِّعَم؛ وذلك في جهة الشمال الشرقي (أيشانيا).
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches precise contemplative worship: visualizing Īśāna with specific attributes and honoring the sanctity of direction (Aiśānya), aligning the worshipper’s mind and ritual space with auspicious order.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined upāsanā—devotion supported by clear form-meditation (dhyāna) and reverent worship, where the deity’s symbols (abhaya and vara) reassure the devotee with protection and grace.
It reflects ritual-technical knowledge: dik-viniyoga (directional assignment) and mūrti-lakṣaṇa (iconographic specification), key to correct pūjā procedure in structured worship manuals.