Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
प्रणवोऽग्निप्रिया मंत्रो नेत्रबाणाधराक्षरः । दत्तात्रेयो मुनिर्मालामंत्रस्य परिकीर्तितः ॥ ९१ ॥
praṇavo'gnipriyā maṃtro netrabāṇādharākṣaraḥ | dattātreyo munirmālāmaṃtrasya parikīrtitaḥ || 91 ||
मालामन्त्रस्य प्रणवः (ॐ) मन्त्रः परिकीर्तितः; तस्य शक्तिरग्निप्रिया; नेत्र-बाण-आधर इत्येतानि अक्षराणि; दत्तात्रेयो मुनिः तस्य द्रष्टा (ऋषिः) प्रोक्तः॥
Narada (teaching in a technical mantra-lakshana style within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It encodes the mantra’s formal identity—its core seed (Oṁ), its associated śakti/devatā (Agni-priyā), its component syllables, and its ṛṣi (Dattātreya)—showing that mantra-japa is meant to be done with correct lineage and ritual cognition, not merely sound.
By grounding practice in praṇava and a named ṛṣi, it frames devotion as disciplined upāsanā: remembrance (japa) supported by proper mantra-knowledge, which steadies the mind and makes worship more focused and reverent.
Mantra-lakṣaṇa used in ritual practice—identifying ṛṣi, devatā/śakti, and akṣaras of a mantra—reflecting the technical, Vedanga-adjacent methodology emphasized in Book 1.3.