Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
प्राणानायम्य संकल्प्य न्यासान्पूर्वोदितांश्चरेत् । षट्कोणं रचयेद्भूमौ रक्तचंदनतंडुलैः ॥ ६९ ॥
prāṇānāyamya saṃkalpya nyāsānpūrvoditāṃścaret | ṣaṭkoṇaṃ racayedbhūmau raktacaṃdanataṃḍulaiḥ || 69 ||
بعد ضبط الأنفاس بالبراناياما وتعيين السَنْكَلْبَة (النية الطقسية)، يُؤدَّى النْياس كما سُبق بيانه؛ ثم يُرسَم على الأرض شكل السَّتْكُونا (سداسي الزوايا) بحبوب أرزٍّ ملوّنة بخشب الصندل الأحمر.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a ritual-technical exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It emphasizes inner purification (prāṇāyāma), correct intention (saṅkalpa), and mantra-installation (nyāsa) as prerequisites before external ritual acts like drawing a mandala—showing that ritual efficacy begins with disciplined consciousness.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing a reverent, orderly approach to worship: intention, sanctification of the body through nyāsa, and creating a sacred space (ṣaṭkoṇa) for deity-centered practice.
It highlights applied ritual science—procedural discipline (saṅkalpa/nyāsa), breath regulation (yogic-ritual prāṇāyāma), and mandala/yantra construction—typical of Narada Purana’s Book 1.3 technical (Vedāṅga-aligned) material.