The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मुद्रां त्रिखंडां संदर्श्य पूजयेच्चंद्रमंडलम् । वाक्सत्यपद्मागगने रेफानुग्रहबिंदुयुक् ॥ १०३ ॥
mudrāṃ trikhaṃḍāṃ saṃdarśya pūjayeccaṃdramaṃḍalam | vāksatyapadmāgagane rephānugrahabiṃduyuk || 103 ||
ដោយបង្ហាញមុទ្រា «ត្រីខណ្ឌា» រួច គួរធ្វើបូជាចំពោះវង់ព្រះចន្ទ។ ការបូជានោះធ្វើដោយមន្ត្រ «វាក–សត្យ–បដ្មា–គគនេ» បន្ថែមអក្សរ «រ» (រេផ), មានអង្គ «អនុគ្រះ» និងមានបិន្ទុ (ចំណុចនាសិក)។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/ritual-technical sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It links correct outer ritual (mudrā and pūjā of the candramaṇḍala) with precise inner power of sound (mantra-formation using repha and bindu), implying that spiritual efficacy depends on disciplined, accurate sacred speech.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent upāsanā—worship of the lunar deity through a prescribed gesture and mantra—showing devotion as attentive, rule-guided offering rather than mere emotion.
It highlights mantra-śāstra/phonetics and ritual technique: how syllabic features like repha (‘ra’) and bindu (anusvāra) function as deliberate components of a mantra used in a specific worship procedure.