Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
सुवर्णादिकृतां रम्यां शलाकां षोडशांगुलाम् । तदर्द्धां वा तदर्द्धां वा सूक्ष्माग्रां स्थूलमूलिकाम् ॥ ७९ ॥
suvarṇādikṛtāṃ ramyāṃ śalākāṃ ṣoḍaśāṃgulām | tadarddhāṃ vā tadarddhāṃ vā sūkṣmāgrāṃ sthūlamūlikām || 79 ||
Man soll eine anmutige Śalākā (Sonde) aus Gold und dergleichen verwenden, sechzehn Aṅgulas lang—oder die Hälfte davon (oder nochmals die Hälfte)—mit feiner, spitzer Spitze und dickerem Ansatz.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It stresses precision and purity in sacred technical acts—proper materials, correct measure (aṅgula), and careful design—so that a ritual or Vedic procedure is performed without defect.
Bhakti is supported by disciplined practice: when devotional rites are performed with care and correctness, the practitioner’s reverence becomes concrete through orderly, faultless action.
Measurement and procedural exactness (aṅgula-based sizing and instrument design) typical of Vedanga-linked ritual/technical instruction—how to specify and prepare a tool for correct application.