Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
पुष्पैर्बिल्वफलैर्वापि होमाल्लक्ष्मीः स्थिरा भवेत् । अपमृत्युं जयेन्मन्त्री गुडूच्या दुग्धयुक्तया ॥ ३५ ॥
puṣpairbilvaphalairvāpi homāllakṣmīḥ sthirā bhavet | apamṛtyuṃ jayenmantrī guḍūcyā dugdhayuktayā || 35 ||
மலர்களாலோ பில்வப் பழங்களாலோ ஹோமத்தில் ஆஹுதி அளித்தால் லக்ஷ்மி நிலைத்திருப்பாள். மேலும் பாலுடன் சேர்த்த குடூசி பயன்பாட்டால் மந்திர சாதகன் அபம்ருத்யுவை வெல்வான்.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
It links ritual purity and correct homa offerings (flowers/bilva) with the stabilizing of Lakṣmī (enduring prosperity), and presents mantra-sādhana as a means to protect life-force by overcoming apamṛtyu (untimely death).
Bhakti is expressed here as reverent, disciplined worship through homa offerings associated with auspiciousness (bilva/flowers), aiming not only at material welfare (Lakṣmī) but also at protection of life for sustained dharma and worship.
It highlights applied ritual procedure (homa-prayoga) and mantra-sādhana, along with a traditional medicinal adjunct (guḍūcī with milk), reflecting technical, practice-oriented knowledge typical of the Vedāṅga-aligned sections in Book 1.3.