The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
श्यामं प्रसन्नवदनं सर्वाभरणभूषितम् । एवं ध्यात्वा जपेन्मंत्री वर्णलक्षं समाहितः ॥ ७१ ॥
śyāmaṃ prasannavadanaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam | evaṃ dhyātvā japenmaṃtrī varṇalakṣaṃ samāhitaḥ || 71 ||
هكذا يتأمّل المرءُ في الربّ ذي اللون الداكن، بوجهٍ باسمٍ مطمئنّ، مزدانٍ بكلّ الحُلِيّ؛ ثمّ على سالكِ المانترا، وقد جمع قلبه جمعًا تامًّا، أن يكرّر المانترا حتى يبلغ مئةَ ألفِ مقطعٍ صوتيّ.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It links successful mantra-japa to dhyāna: visualizing the Lord’s auspicious form (dark-hued, serene, ornamented) and then reciting with a collected mind, emphasizing inner steadiness as the basis of spiritual efficacy.
Bhakti is expressed as loving contemplation of the Lord’s pleasing form and sustained remembrance through japa; devotion becomes disciplined practice—mind fixed on Vishnu while repeating the mantra in large count.
It reflects a technical japa-standard (varṇalakṣa—counting recitation by syllables/letters) and the ritual method of combining dhyāna with mantra practice, aligning with disciplined recitation procedures used in Vedic/Mantra traditions.