Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
प्राणानायम्य संकल्प्य न्यासान्पूर्वोदितांश्चरेत् । षट्कोणं रचयेद्भूमौ रक्तचंदनतंडुलैः ॥ ६९ ॥
prāṇānāyamya saṃkalpya nyāsānpūrvoditāṃścaret | ṣaṭkoṇaṃ racayedbhūmau raktacaṃdanataṃḍulaiḥ || 69 ||
បន្ទាប់ពីធ្វើប្រណាយាមគ្រប់គ្រងដង្ហើម និងកំណត់សង្គល្បៈ (សេចក្តីប៉ងប្រាថ្នាពិធី) ត្រូវអនុវត្តន្យាសៈដូចបានបញ្ជាក់មុន; រួចគូររូបឆកោណលើដី ដោយអង្ករលាបពណ៌ចន្ទនក្រហម។
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a ritual-technical exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It emphasizes inner purification (prāṇāyāma), correct intention (saṅkalpa), and mantra-installation (nyāsa) as prerequisites before external ritual acts like drawing a mandala—showing that ritual efficacy begins with disciplined consciousness.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing a reverent, orderly approach to worship: intention, sanctification of the body through nyāsa, and creating a sacred space (ṣaṭkoṇa) for deity-centered practice.
It highlights applied ritual science—procedural discipline (saṅkalpa/nyāsa), breath regulation (yogic-ritual prāṇāyāma), and mandala/yantra construction—typical of Narada Purana’s Book 1.3 technical (Vedāṅga-aligned) material.