The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
नवार्कमंडलं चेष्ट्वा सलिलं मूलमंत्रतः । प्रपूरयेत्सुधाबुद्ध्या गंधपुष्पाक्षतादिभिः ॥ १०२ ॥
navārkamaṃḍalaṃ ceṣṭvā salilaṃ mūlamaṃtrataḥ | prapūrayetsudhābuddhyā gaṃdhapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ || 102 ||
కొత్త అర్కమండలాన్ని సిద్ధం చేసి, మూలమంత్రంతో జలాన్ని సంస్కరించాలి; ఆపై దానిని అమృతబుద్ధితో గంధం, పుష్పం, అక్షత మొదలైనవాటితో పరిపూర్ణం చేయాలి.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches bhāva (inner attitude) alongside ritual correctness: water is sanctified by the root mantra and then treated as ‘nectar,’ making the offering spiritually potent, not merely material.
By instructing ‘sudhā-buddhi’—seeing the offering as divine nectar—it emphasizes devotional intention (reverent perception) as essential to worship, not just external items like flowers and akṣata.
It reflects mantra-prayoga (applied mantra procedure) and ritual sequencing—preparing the maṇḍala, consecrating water with the mūla-mantra, and completing the rite with standard pūjā upacāras (gandha, puṣpa, akṣata).