Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
पद्माक्षैर्हवनाल्लक्ष्मीमवाप्नोति त्रिभिर्दिनैः । बिल्वैर्दशांशं जुहुयान्मंत्राद्यैः साधने जपे ॥ १४८ ॥
padmākṣairhavanāllakṣmīmavāpnoti tribhirdinaiḥ | bilvairdaśāṃśaṃ juhuyānmaṃtrādyaiḥ sādhane jape || 148 ||
Par le havana (homa) avec des graines de lotus, en trois jours on obtient Lakṣmī. Et avec des feuilles de bilva, lorsqu’on entreprend la sādhana du mantra et le japa, on doit offrir au feu, en oblation, le dixième du nombre de mantras récités.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: artha (pragmatic/goal-oriented)
It links prosperity (Lakṣmī) to disciplined mantra-sādhana: japa is supported by homa, and specific sacred substances (lotus seeds, bilva) are prescribed to intensify the rite and its फल (result).
While framed as a technical ritual instruction, it reflects bhakti in practice: offerings and japa are performed as devoted worship, seeking Lakṣmī’s grace through reverent, rule-based upāsanā.
It highlights a ritual proportion rule used in mantra practice—daśāṃśa homa (offering one-tenth of the japa count)—a practical procedure aligned with Kalpa-style ritual science (a Vedāṅga domain).