Bhuvaneśī (Nidrā-Śakti) Mantra-vidhi, Nyāsa–Āvaraṇa Worship, Padma-homa Prayogas, and the Opening of Śrī-Mahālakṣmī Upāsanā
इन्द्रकोणं लसद्दंडकुंडिकाक्षगुणाभयाम् । गायत्रीं पूजयेन्मन्त्री ब्रह्माणमपि तादृशम् ॥ २५ ॥
indrakoṇaṃ lasaddaṃḍakuṃḍikākṣaguṇābhayām | gāyatrīṃ pūjayenmantrī brahmāṇamapi tādṛśam || 25 ||
No quadrante de Indra (o Oriente), o praticante do mantra deve venerar Gāyatrī, resplandecente—portando bastão e pote de água (kuṇḍikā), com rosário, exibindo o gesto do ensinamento e concedendo destemor; e, do mesmo modo, deve venerar Brahmā com a mesma forma.
Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual context, consistent with Book 1.3 Vedanga-oriented instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It prescribes a precise devatā-dhyāna (deity visualization) for mantra-sādhana: worship Gāyatrī in the eastern quarter with specific attributes, and honor Brahmā similarly—linking mantra, direction, and iconography into a focused contemplative ritual.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent upāsanā: the practitioner approaches Gāyatrī and Brahmā with clear form-meditation and worship, cultivating steadiness, sacred attention, and surrender through disciplined ritual devotion.
It highlights ritual procedure tied to directionality (dik/koṇa), mantra-practitioner protocol, and devatā iconography—practical knowledge used in Vedic-aligned worship and visualization methods.