Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
भस्मांबु चंदनं मंत्री मंत्रेणानेन मंत्रितम् । भक्ष्यादियोजितं यस्मै ददाति स तु दासवत् ॥ २७ ॥
bhasmāṃbu caṃdanaṃ maṃtrī maṃtreṇānena maṃtritam | bhakṣyādiyojitaṃ yasmai dadāti sa tu dāsavat || 27 ||
ଏହି ମନ୍ତ୍ରରେ ଭସ୍ମ, ଜଳ ଓ ଚନ୍ଦନକୁ ଅଭିମନ୍ତ୍ରିତ କରି, ଭକ୍ଷ୍ୟାଦି ସହ କାହାକୁ ଯେ ଦେଇଦିଏ, ସେ ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଦାସବତ୍ ମାତ୍ର; ସତ୍ୟ ମନ୍ତ୍ରଜ୍ଞ ନୁହେଁ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: hasya
It warns that merely distributing mantra-charged substances (ash, water, sandal) with offerings can become mechanical; true mantra-siddhi requires inner discipline and right intent, not just outward ritual service.
By implying that devotion is not reduced to ritual transactions; bhakti is validated by sincerity and transformation, whereas mere giving of consecrated items without deeper realization is likened to servant-like routine.
It reflects technical ritual practice (mantra-viniyoga and saṃskāra of substances) and the dharmic rule that mantra-use must be guided by proper procedure and purpose, not by showy or transactional distribution.