The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
मन्त्रावष्टाक्षरौ ह्येतौ तारांत्यौ चेन्नवाक्षरौ । एतेषां यजनं सर्वं कुर्यान्मंत्री षडर्णवत् ॥ ६४ ॥
mantrāvaṣṭākṣarau hyetau tārāṃtyau cennavākṣarau | eteṣāṃ yajanaṃ sarvaṃ kuryānmaṃtrī ṣaḍarṇavat || 64 ||
Ces deux mantras sont bien de huit syllabes; mais s’ils se terminent par la syllabe «tārā» (oṃ), ils deviennent de neuf syllabes. Pour tous, l’officiant doit accomplir chaque rite de culte selon la même règle que pour le mantra à six syllabes.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It standardizes mantra-upāsanā by teaching that variations in syllable-count (8 vs. 9 when joined with praṇava) do not change the essential worship-method; the sādhaka should follow the established, authoritative procedure.
Bhakti is supported through disciplined upāsanā: the verse emphasizes faithful adherence to a prescribed worship-vidhi rather than improvisation, making devotion steady, repeatable, and scripturally grounded.
Mantra-śāstra praxis: counting akṣaras (syllables), understanding praṇava (“tārā”) as an augment that changes metrical/ritual classification, and applying a known ritual template (ṣaḍarṇa-vidhi) to related mantras.