The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
पुण्यादिकं तु पूर्वोक्तं त्रयोदशभिरक्षरैः । पङिक्तभी रुद्र सङ्ख्याकैरष्टादशभिरक्षरैः ॥ १०४ ॥
puṇyādikaṃ tu pūrvoktaṃ trayodaśabhirakṣaraiḥ | paṅiktabhī rudra saṅkhyākairaṣṭādaśabhirakṣaraiḥ || 104 ||
پہلے بیان کردہ ‘پُنْیَ’ سے شروع ہونے والا منتر تیرہ حروف کا کہا گیا ہے۔ اور جو سطروں میں رُدر کی تعداد کے مطابق مرتب ہو، وہ اٹھارہ حروف کا ہوتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It emphasizes that mantra-recitation is not arbitrary: the efficacy of a rite is tied to correct syllable-count and formal structure, a key principle in Vedanga disciplines.
It supports bhakti in a disciplined way—devotional recitation becomes more potent when performed with proper mantra-form (akṣara-count and arrangement), aligning devotion with Vedic correctness.
Chandas/Śikṣā-style practice: counting akṣaras (syllables) and recognizing numerical conventions (like ‘Rudra-number’) used to define mantra or metrical specifications for ritual use.