The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
षट्त्रिंशदक्षरो मंत्रः सर्वकामफलप्रदः । मुनिः शुकः समुद्दिष्टश्छंदोऽनुष्टुप्प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ १२९ ॥
ṣaṭtriṃśadakṣaro maṃtraḥ sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ | muniḥ śukaḥ samuddiṣṭaśchaṃdo'nuṣṭupprakīrtitam || 129 ||
یہ چھتیس اکشروں والا منتر ہے جو ہر خواہش کا پھل عطا کرتا ہے۔ اس کے رِشی شُک مُنی بتائے گئے ہیں اور اس کا چھند اَنُشٹُپ قرار دیا گیا ہے۔
Narada (teaching in a technical/vedāṅga-style mantra specification within the dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It gives the formal mantra-lakṣaṇa (syllable count, ṛṣi, and chandas), showing that correct Vedic identification is part of effective practice and that this mantra is intended to grant desired results (sarva-kāma-phala).
Indirectly: it frames mantra-recitation as a disciplined devotional act, where honoring the ṛṣi (Śuka) and chandas (Anuṣṭubh) supports focused worship and faithful repetition.
Chandas (prosody): the verse explicitly states the metre as Anuṣṭubh and also gives the mantra’s akṣara-count (36), which is used to preserve correct recitation and ritual application.