The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
वायव्य यातुधानौ द्वौ उत्तरे च ऋषिद्वयम् । ऐशान्ये विन्यसेत्पत्पे ग्रहमेको द्विजोत्तम ॥ ६ ॥
vāyavya yātudhānau dvau uttare ca ṛṣidvayam | aiśānye vinyasetpatpe grahameko dvijottama || 6 ||
وایویہ سمت میں دو یاتودھان رکھے اور شمال میں دو رشیوں کا جوڑا قائم کرے۔ ایشانیہ کونے میں پدم-ینتر پر ایک ہی گرہہ رکھے، اے بہترینِ دُویج۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It teaches that worship is not only devotional but also ordered: beings and forces are ritually placed by direction on a lotus-maṇḍala so the rite becomes harmonized and protected.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined upacāra—serving the deity by constructing a correct sacred space (maṇḍala) where every placement supports focused remembrance and reverence.
It reflects applied ritual science allied to Vedāṅga concerns—directional/maṇḍala arrangement and graha-related placement (astral considerations used in ritual procedure).