Mahāviṣṇu-Mantras: Aṣṭākṣarī, Sudarśana-Astra, Nyāsa Systems, Āvaraṇa-Pūjā, and Prayogas
महादंष्ट्राय चास्त्रं स्यात्पञ्चांगमिति कल्पयेत् । अथवा गिरिषट्सप्तबाणैर्वसुभिरक्षरैः ॥ ११२ ॥
mahādaṃṣṭrāya cāstraṃ syātpañcāṃgamiti kalpayet | athavā giriṣaṭsaptabāṇairvasubhirakṣaraiḥ || 112 ||
مہادَمشٹرا دیوتا کے لیے اَستر-منتر کو پنج اَنگی صورت میں مرتب کرے۔ یا ‘گِری، شَٹ، سَپت، بाण، وَسو’ جیسے عددی اشاروں سے بتائے گئے حروف کے ذریعے اس کی ترتیب کرے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/Vedanga-mantra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches disciplined mantra-vidhi: even a protective ‘astra’ is not improvised, but constructed with defined limbs (pañcāṅga) and precise akṣara-structure, reflecting the Purana’s emphasis on exact sacred sound.
Bhakti here is expressed as careful, reverent practice—devotion guided by vidhi (method). Correct mantra-formation becomes a form of worship through precision and obedience to revealed instruction.
It highlights technical mantra-śāstra usage of akṣaras and bhūta-saṅkhyā (word-numeral coding), a practical tool used in ritual manuals to specify syllable counts and mantra-structure.