The Exposition of the Maheśa Mantra
Mahēśa-mantra-prakāśana
श्यामं रक्तोत्पलकरं वामांकन्यस्ततत्करम् । द्विनेत्रं रक्तवस्त्राढ्यं सेनापतिमथार्चयेत् ॥ ४७ ॥
śyāmaṃ raktotpalakaraṃ vāmāṃkanyastatatkaram | dvinetraṃ raktavastrāḍhyaṃ senāpatimathārcayet || 47 ||
پھر سَیناپتی کی پوجا کرے—اُسے ش्याम رنگ، ہاتھ میں سرخ کنول تھامے ہوئے، بایاں ہاتھ بائیں ران پر رکھا ہوا، دو آنکھوں والا اور سرخ لباس سے آراستہ روپ میں دھیان کرے۔
Narada (instructional narration within a ritual/vidhi sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
It teaches dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditative iconography) as part of worship: fixing the deity’s form—color, attributes, posture, and garments—so the mind becomes steady and the ritual becomes inwardly concentrated.
Bhakti here is expressed through upāsanā: the devotee lovingly contemplates specific divine features (lotus, red garments, composed posture) and then performs arcana, making devotion concrete through disciplined visualization and worship.
It reflects kalpa-oriented ritual method: a procedural instruction for arcana supported by dhyāna (visual specification), which is a practical component of performing rites correctly and consistently.