The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
तारो रामश्चतुर्थ्यंतो वर्मास्त्रं वह्निवल्लभा । अष्टार्णोऽयं महामंत्रो मुन्याद्यर्चा षडर्णवत् ॥ ११२ ॥
tāro rāmaścaturthyaṃto varmāstraṃ vahnivallabhā | aṣṭārṇo'yaṃ mahāmaṃtro munyādyarcā ṣaḍarṇavat || 112 ||
مقطع «تارا» (أوم)، ثم «راما» بصيغة المفعول له/الداتيف (rāmāya)، مع مانترا «الدِّرع» (varma) ومانترا «السلاح» (astra)، ومع عبارة «حبيب النار»—فهذا هو الماها-مانترا ذو الثمانية مقاطع. وتُؤدَّى العبادة ابتداءً بذكر الرِّشي وغيرهم على نحو ما يُعمل لمانترا الستة مقاطع.
Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It codifies a mantra as a complete sādhana-unit: not only the core name-mantra, but also its protective and empowering limbs (kavaca/varma and astra), showing that devotion is supported by precise ritual-technology.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined mantra-japa and worship: invoking the sacred sound (Oṃ), addressing the deity through a grammatically correct mantra-form, and performing the established worship sequence—devotion guided by śāstra.
Vyākaraṇa (grammar) is implied by “caturthyanta” (dative-case ending in mantra formation), and ritual procedure (kalpa-style method) is indicated by prescribing worship steps (munyādi-arcā) and ancillary mantras (varma/astra).