करकं वारिसम्पूर्णं सौभाग्येन तु संयुतम् । दत्तं तु ललिते तुभ्यं सौभाग्यादिविवर्धनम् । इति करकदानमन्त्रः
karakaṃ vārisampūrṇaṃ saubhāgyena tu saṃyutam | dattaṃ tu lalite tubhyaṃ saubhāgyādivivardhanam | iti karakadānamantraḥ
«Ce karaka, rempli d’eau et doté d’heureuse fortune, t’est offert, ô Lalitā, pour l’accroissement de la prospérité et des autres bienfaits»—tel est le mantra du karaka-dāna.
Skanda (introducing a liturgical mantra; deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-context (Revākhaṇḍa frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee offers a shining water-filled karaka before Devī Lalitā; attendants hold flowers and lamps; the setting hints at a riverine tirtha with steps and flowing water.
Charity offered with mantra and devotional intent is held to multiply auspiciousness and wellbeing.
The Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred Narmadā milieu is implicit; this verse is primarily a donation-mantra.
Recite the karaka-dāna mantra while offering a water-filled vessel to the goddess (addressed as Lalitā) for saubhāgya.