Vāmadeva-mata: Rahasya-upadeśa
The Esoteric Teaching of Vāmadeva’s Doctrine
कुमारं शिखरासीनं मुनिवृन्दनिषेवितम् । उद्यदादित्यसंकाशं मयूरवरवाहनम्
kumāraṃ śikharāsīnaṃ munivṛndaniṣevitam | udyadādityasaṃkāśaṃ mayūravaravāhanam
Họ trông thấy Kumāra (Kārttikeya) ngự trên đỉnh cao, được hội chúng hiền sĩ vây quanh phụng sự. Ngài rực rỡ như mặt trời mới mọc, và cưỡi trên linh điểu công—thần xa tuyệt diệu của Ngài.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
Tattva Level: pati
Role: teaching
Offering: pushpa
The verse highlights Kumāra’s luminous, saguna divinity—his radiance and sage-attendance signify spiritual authority, purity, and dharmic leadership under Lord Shiva’s grace.
While the Liṅga is the nirguṇa-saguṇa bridge of Shiva, this verse emphasizes saguna reverence: honoring Shiva’s manifested powers through his son Skanda, who embodies Shiva’s protective and dharma-establishing energy.
A practical takeaway is dhyāna (meditation) on the radiant form of Kumāra as Shiva’s śakti in action, accompanied by japa of the Pañcākṣarī mantra “Om Namaḥ Śivāya,” dedicating the merit to Shiva and his divine household.