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 ||
Qu’on utilise une śalākā (sonde) agréable, faite d’or ou de matière semblable, longue de seize aṅgulas—ou bien la moitié (ou encore la moitié de cette moitié)—avec une pointe fine et acérée et une base plus épaisse.
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.