The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
पश्यंतीं रामवक्राब्जं विविधाकल्पभूषिताम् । ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेद्वर्णलक्षं मंत्री दशांशतः ॥ १२ ॥
paśyaṃtīṃ rāmavakrābjaṃ vividhākalpabhūṣitām | dhyātvaivaṃ prajapedvarṇalakṣaṃ maṃtrī daśāṃśataḥ || 12 ||
متأمِّلًا إيّاها وهي تنظر إلى وجه راما الشبيه باللوتس، مزدانةً بأنواع الحُلِيّ والزينة؛ على سالك المانترا أن يتفكّر هكذا، ثم يكرّر المانترا حتى مئة ألف مقطع، مع أداء الجزء العُشري المقرّر كعملٍ مُعين.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It links inner visualization (dhyāna) with disciplined repetition (japa), teaching that mantra-siddhi is supported by both devotion-filled contemplation and a precise, measured practice (varṇa-lakṣa with daśāṃśa).
Bhakti is expressed through a personal, form-based meditation—envisioning the beloved deity (here centered on Rāma’s lotus-like face) and sustaining that loving attention while completing the mantra count.
It emphasizes a technical japa discipline: counting by syllables (varṇa) and following a structured proportion (daśāṃśa), reflecting a procedural, rule-based approach typical of ritual science and allied Vedanga-style precision.