The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
पश्यंतीं रामवक्राब्जं विविधाकल्पभूषिताम् । ध्यात्वैवं प्रजपेद्वर्णलक्षं मंत्री दशांशतः ॥ १२ ॥
paśyaṃtīṃ rāmavakrābjaṃ vividhākalpabhūṣitām | dhyātvaivaṃ prajapedvarṇalakṣaṃ maṃtrī daśāṃśataḥ || 12 ||
សមាធិឃើញព្រះនាងកំពុងសម្លឹងមើលព្រះរាម—មុខដូចផ្កាឈូក—តុបតែងដោយអលង្ការជាច្រើន; អ្នកប្រតិបត្តិមន្ត្រត្រូវធ្វើសមាធិបែបនេះ ហើយសូត្រមន្ត្រឲ្យបានមួយសែនអក្សរ ដោយបំពេញភាគដប់តាមវិធី។
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It links inner visualization (dhyāna) with disciplined repetition (japa), teaching that mantra-siddhi is supported by both devotion-filled contemplation and a precise, measured practice (varṇa-lakṣa with daśāṃśa).
Bhakti is expressed through a personal, form-based meditation—envisioning the beloved deity (here centered on Rāma’s lotus-like face) and sustaining that loving attention while completing the mantra count.
It emphasizes a technical japa discipline: counting by syllables (varṇa) and following a structured proportion (daśāṃśa), reflecting a procedural, rule-based approach typical of ritual science and allied Vedanga-style precision.