Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
सहस्रमर्पयेत्प्राणशक्त्या युक्तेश्चराय च । आज्ञाचक्रे हक्षयुक्ते द्विदिलेऽब्जे सहस्रकम् ॥ ९० ॥
sahasramarpayetprāṇaśaktyā yukteścarāya ca | ājñācakre hakṣayukte dvidile'bje sahasrakam || 90 ||
பிராணசக்தியுடன் கூடி யுக்தேஸ்வரருக்கு ஆயிரம் அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்; மேலும் ‘ஹ’ ‘க்ஷ’ இணைந்த ஆஜ்ஞா சக்கரத்தின் இரு இதழ்த் தாமரையிலும் ஆயிரம் அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும்।
Narada (in a technical/ritual instruction context, as taught in the Narada Purana’s Vedanga/upanisadic-ritual style sections)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It prescribes a disciplined count (one thousand) of mantra-dedication performed with prāṇa-śakti, linking inner yogic focus (Ājñā-cakra) with formal ritual precision—typical of the Purana’s technical (Vedanga-like) instruction.
Bhakti here is expressed as devoted, counted repetition and offering of practice to the presiding Lord (Yukteśvara), showing devotion as steady, methodical worship integrated with inner concentration.
It highlights mantra-prayoga discipline—fixed japa counts, varṇa/akṣara usage (ha, kṣa), and locus-based application (Ājñā-cakra)—a technical ritual method aligned with śikṣā/mantra-vidhi style practice.