The Explanation of Sandhyā and Related Daily Observances
Saṅdhyā-ādi Nitya-karma-Vidhi
त्रिर्मूलेन चतुर्मन्त्रैरभिर्षिञ्चेन्निजां तनुम् । चत्वारो मनवस्तेऽत्र कथ्यन्ते तान्त्रिका मुने ॥ ३५ ॥
trirmūlena caturmantrairabhirṣiñcennijāṃ tanum | catvāro manavaste'tra kathyante tāntrikā mune || 35 ||
ત્રિવાર મૂળમંત્ર તથા ચાર મંત્રોથી પોતાની દેહ પર અભિષેકરૂપે છાંટવું. હે મુને, અહીં તાંત્રીક પરંપરા મુજબ ચાર ‘મનુ’ પણ જણાવાયા છે.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It teaches self-purification through mantra—using a structured set of core (Mūla) and auxiliary mantras to consecrate the body as fit for worship and higher practice.
By prescribing bodily and ritual sanctification before worship, it supports disciplined devotion—preparing the practitioner to approach the deity with purity, focus, and reverence.
Ritual technique (prayoga)—mantra application and consecratory sprinkling—reflecting technical liturgical knowledge aligned with Vedāṅga-style procedural precision, though expressed here in a Tantric idiom.
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