Hanumān-mantra-kathana: Mantra-bheda, Nyāsa, Yantra, and Prayoga
विभञ्जनांते ब्रह्मास्त्रब्रह्मशक्ति ग्रसेति च । लक्ष्मणांते शक्तिभेदनिवारणपदं वदेत् ॥ ७९ ॥
vibhañjanāṃte brahmāstrabrahmaśakti graseti ca | lakṣmaṇāṃte śaktibhedanivāraṇapadaṃ vadet || 79 ||
‘విభంజనా’ మంత్రాంతంలో—“బ్రహ్మాస్త్రం, బ్రహ్మశక్తి గ్రసింపబడుగాక” అని పలకాలి. ‘లక్ష్మణా’ మంత్రాంతంలో శక్తి-భేదనను నివారించే ప్రతిమంత్రాన్ని ఉచ్చరించాలి.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical prayoga of protective mantras)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It frames mantra as a dharmic technology: destructive forces (astras/śaktis) are not met with greater violence but are ritually dissolved through precise recitation and counter-formulas.
Though technical, it implies reliance on sacred speech under guru-guidance rather than egoic power; this disciplined surrender to mantra-vidhi aligns with bhakti’s trust in higher order and divine protection.
Mantra-prayoga and correct padānta usage—knowing exactly which words to append at a mantra’s end—reflects applied Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (word-form precision) in ritual practice.