Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
पुष्पैर्बिल्वफलैर्वापि होमाल्लक्ष्मीः स्थिरा भवेत् । अपमृत्युं जयेन्मन्त्री गुडूच्या दुग्धयुक्तया ॥ ३५ ॥
puṣpairbilvaphalairvāpi homāllakṣmīḥ sthirā bhavet | apamṛtyuṃ jayenmantrī guḍūcyā dugdhayuktayā || 35 ||
Dengan homa berupa persembahan bunga atau buah bilva, Lakṣmī menjadi mantap dan menetap. Dan dengan guḍūcī yang dipersiapkan bersama susu, sang pelaku mantra menaklukkan apamṛtyu (kematian sebelum waktunya).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
It links ritual purity and correct homa offerings (flowers/bilva) with the stabilizing of Lakṣmī (enduring prosperity), and presents mantra-sādhana as a means to protect life-force by overcoming apamṛtyu (untimely death).
Bhakti is expressed here as reverent, disciplined worship through homa offerings associated with auspiciousness (bilva/flowers), aiming not only at material welfare (Lakṣmī) but also at protection of life for sustained dharma and worship.
It highlights applied ritual procedure (homa-prayoga) and mantra-sādhana, along with a traditional medicinal adjunct (guḍūcī with milk), reflecting technical, practice-oriented knowledge typical of the Vedāṅga-aligned sections in Book 1.3.