The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
जानुजंघापदद्वंद्वे रुद्रभिन्नाक्षरैर्न्यसेत् । पञ्चषट्काष्टवेदांगद्विव्द्यब्धिरसलोचनैः ॥ १८२ ॥
jānujaṃghāpadadvaṃdve rudrabhinnākṣarairnyaset | pañcaṣaṭkāṣṭavedāṃgadvivdyabdhirasalocanaiḥ || 182 ||
முழங்கால், கால் மடல்கள், இரு பாதங்களில் ருத்ர-வேறுபட்ட எழுத்துகளால் ந்யாசம் செய்ய வேண்டும்—ஐந்து, ஆறு, எட்டு, வேதாங்கங்கள், இரண்டு, கடல், ரசம், கண்கள்—எனக் குறிக்கும் எண்ணவரிசைப்படி.
Sanatkumāra (teaching Nārada the technical procedure of nyāsa within Vedāṅga-oriented practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches a disciplined aṅga-nyāsa: sanctifying the lower limbs by installing mantra-syllables, so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit support for japa and worship through ordered, scripturally coded placement.
Though technical, the verse supports bhakti by prescribing a preparatory ritual that steadies attention and consecrates the body—helping the devotee perform mantra-recitation and worship with purity, focus, and reverence.
It uses a traditional numerical-code style (saṅkhyā-saṅketa) embedded in words like ‘rasa’ and ‘eyes’ to convey counts/order for nyāsa—reflecting the technical, Vedāṅga-oriented discipline of precise mantra application.