The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
नानाशस्त्रं चतुर्वक्त्रं स्मरेत्पशुपतिं हरम् । वर्णलक्षं जपेन्मन्त्रं जुहुयात्तद्दशांशतः ॥ १८७ ॥
nānāśastraṃ caturvaktraṃ smaretpaśupatiṃ haram | varṇalakṣaṃ japenmantraṃ juhuyāttaddaśāṃśataḥ || 187 ||
کثیر ہتھیاروں سے آراستہ، چہار چہرہ پشوپتی ہَر کا سمرن کرے۔ منتر کو ایک لاکھ حروف کی گنتی کے مطابق جپے، اور اس کے دسویں حصے کے برابر ہون میں آہوتی دے۔
Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual context within Purva Bhaga, Third Pada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It links inner practice (dhyāna on Paśupati) with disciplined outer practice (measured japa and homa), presenting a complete sādhana where concentration, repetition, and sacrificial offering reinforce each other.
Bhakti here is expressed as sustained remembrance of the deity’s form and qualities (smaraṇa/dhyāna) supported by mantra-japa; devotion becomes steady through regulated repetition and a concluding offering (homa) as an act of surrender.
It highlights ritual numerics and procedure—counting syllables/recitations (varṇa-lakṣa) and applying the daśāṃśa (one-tenth) rule for homa—typical of technical disciplines governing correct performance of rites.