The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
भूतवेतालकादीनां क्षयोऽयं निग्रहे मनुः । तारो वांतो धरासंस्थो वामनेत्रेंदुभूषितः ॥ १८४ ॥
bhūtavetālakādīnāṃ kṣayo'yaṃ nigrahe manuḥ | tāro vāṃto dharāsaṃstho vāmanetreṃdubhūṣitaḥ || 184 ||
பூத, வேதாள முதலியவற்றை அடக்குவதற்கு இம்மந்திரம் அவர்களின் நாசத்தை விளைவிப்பதாகும். இதன் ரிஷி மனு; தேவதை/ரூபம் ‘தார’; வினியோகம் ‘தராசம்ஸ்த’ (பூமியில் நிலைபெறுதல்); இலட்சணம் இடது கண் மீது சந்திர ஆபரணம்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedāṅga/mantra-lakṣaṇa style list)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It frames protection and purification as a dhārmic discipline: negative forces (bhūtas/vetālas) are restrained through mantra-knowledge, with precise mantra-lakṣaṇa markers (ṛṣi, devatā, and symbolic features) rather than fear-based superstition.
Bhakti is implied through reliance on sacred sound and the divine ordering of forces: one seeks refuge in mantra aligned to its devatā and proper application, treating protection as service to cosmic law rather than personal vengeance.
It reflects a technical, Vedāṅga-style cataloging of mantras—assigning ṛṣi (Manu), devatā (Tāra), and application/markers—used in ritual practice for nigraha (restraint) and rakṣā (protection).