Shloka 52
Puruṣottama-kṣetra Māhātmya: Śveta-Mādhava & Matsya-Mādhava; Mārkaṇḍeya-tīrtha Mārjana and Bath Liturgy
एवं ध्यात्वा तदात्मानमिमं मन्त्रमुदीरयेत् । त्वमग्निर्द्विपदां नाथ रेतोधाः कामदीपनः ॥ ५२ ॥
evaṃ dhyātvā tadātmānamimaṃ mantramudīrayet | tvamagnirdvipadāṃ nātha retodhāḥ kāmadīpanaḥ || 52 ||
یوں اس حقیقت کے ساتھ تادात्मیہ دھیان کرکے یہ منتر پڑھے—“اے دو پاؤں والوں کے ناتھ! تو ہی اگنی ہے؛ تو ہی ریتودھا، کام کو بھڑکانے والا ہے۔”॥۵۲॥
Narada (narrative voice within a ritual/mantra instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links inner meditation (dhyāna) with outward mantra-recitation, framing Agni as both the sacred fire of ritual and the inner transformative power that energizes life-force and intention.
Bhakti here appears as reverent address and surrender to a divine principle (Agni) through mantra—after contemplative identification—showing devotion expressed through disciplined upāsanā (worshipful practice).
It reflects ritual application (kalpa-oriented practice): meditate first, then correctly utter the mantra to the deity of fire—an instruction aligned with Vedic ritual procedure and mantra-prayoga.