Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
ध्यात्वा देवं ततो मंत्रं पठित्वांते क्षिपेज्जजलम् । गोविंदाढ्यो हली सेंदुश्चामुंडाबीजमीरितम् ॥ ९३ ॥
dhyātvā devaṃ tato maṃtraṃ paṭhitvāṃte kṣipejjajalam | goviṃdāḍhyo halī seṃduścāmuṃḍābījamīritam || 93 ||
Après avoir médité sur la Divinité, qu’on récite ensuite le mantra; et, à sa conclusion, qu’on asperge (ou verse) de l’eau. Il est dit que (ce mantra) est orné du nom «Govinda», qu’il comprend «Halī», qu’il est joint à «Indu» et qu’il renferme la syllabe-semence (bīja) de Cāmuṇḍā.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context, within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It links inner worship (dhyāna) with precise mantra-prayoga: meditate, recite correctly, and seal the rite with water-sprinkling, showing that devotion and ritual exactness work together.
By foregrounding meditation on the deity and invoking “Govinda,” it frames mantra practice as God-centered remembrance, not mere sound—bhakti is expressed through focused dhyāna and disciplined japa.
It reflects technical mantra-vidhi: use of mantra-elements (names/epithets, bīja like Cāmuṇḍā-bīja) and the procedural closure of a rite with water sprinkling (prokṣaṇa), a key ritual detail.