Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
तारो हृद्भगवान् ङेंतः कार्तवीर्यार्जुनस्तथा । वर्मास्त्राग्निप्रियामंत्रः प्रोक्तो ह्यष्टादशार्णकः ॥ ४८ ॥
tāro hṛdbhagavān ṅeṃtaḥ kārtavīryārjunastathā | varmāstrāgnipriyāmaṃtraḥ prokto hyaṣṭādaśārṇakaḥ || 48 ||
«តារា», «ហ្រឹទ្ភគវាន», «ងេន្ត», និង «កាតវីរយាអរជុន»—ដូច្នេះបានប្រកាសមន្ត្រ «វರ್ಮាស្ត្រ–អគ្និព្រីយា» ដែលមាន ១៨ ព្យាង្គ។
Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/technical-mantra enumeration context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It preserves a technical transmission: the identification and syllable-count (18) of a specific protective ‘varma-astra’ mantra, emphasizing correct mantra-form as part of disciplined ritual science.
Indirectly: by naming mantra-forms associated with divine power and protection, it supports devotional practice where remembrance and recitation (japa) are treated as regulated, exact disciplines.
Mantra-vidhi and phonetic/structural precision—especially syllable-count (ārṇaka) and correct mantra naming—reflecting the Vedanga concern for exact transmission and ritual efficacy.