Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
लिखेद्वसुदलं पद्मं साध्याख्यायुतकर्णिकम् । दलेऽष्टकोणमालिख्य मालामन्त्रेण वेष्टयेत् ॥ १८७ ॥
likhedvasudalaṃ padmaṃ sādhyākhyāyutakarṇikam | dale'ṣṭakoṇamālikhya mālāmantreṇa veṣṭayet || 187 ||
ఎనిమిది దళముల పద్మమును లిఖించి, దాని కర్ణికలో సాధ్యము (ఇష్టలక్ష్యం) యొక్క నామమును వ్రాయవలెను. దళముపై అష్టకోణమును గీయించి, మాలా-మంత్రంతో దానిని పరివేష్టించవలెను॥१८७॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches a precise upāsanā-method: the sādhaka externalizes the intended spiritual or worldly aim (sādhya) into a regulated yantra-form (eight-petalled lotus) and empowers it through mantra-encirclement, indicating disciplined, mantra-guided concentration.
While technical, it supports bhakti-upāsanā by giving a structured way to focus the mind on the chosen deity/aim; the mālā-mantra acts as a devotional “protective and enclosing” recitation that steadies remembrance and worship.
It highlights technical ritual knowledge aligned with Vedāṅga-style precision—diagrammatic inscription (lekhana), geometric placement (aṣṭakoṇa), and mantra application (mālā-mantra) as part of correct procedural vidhi.