Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
वामांगे शक्तियुक्ताय विद्याधिपतये सुधीः । वृषारूढाय रुद्राय षट्सहस्रं निवेदयेत् ॥ ८८ ॥
vāmāṃge śaktiyuktāya vidyādhipataye sudhīḥ | vṛṣārūḍhāya rudrāya ṣaṭsahasraṃ nivedayet || 88 ||
Ang marunong na nagsasanay ay maghandog ng anim na libo (itinakdang bilang) kay Rudra—na may Śakti sa kaliwang panig, panginoon ng banal na kaalaman, at nakasakay sa toro.
Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
It frames Rudra-upāsanā through precise dhyāna (iconic identifiers like Śakti on the left and bull-mount) and a fixed numerical discipline (“six thousand”), emphasizing focused devotion guided by ritual exactness.
Bhakti here is expressed as attentive worship: the devotee contemplates Rudra’s form and qualities and then offers a measured, sustained act (a counted offering/japa), showing devotion stabilized by regular practice.
The verse highlights procedural discipline central to Kalpa (ritual application): specifying deity-identification (dhyāna markers) and a concrete count (ṣaṭ-sahasra) for the offering/japa as part of a regulated rite.