The Description of the Worship of Rāma and Others
Rāmādi-pūjā-vidhāna
व्द्यक्षरश्चंद्रभद्रांतो द्विविधश्चतुरक्षरः । एकार्णोक्तवदेतेषां मुनिध्यानार्चनादिकम् ॥ १११ ॥
vdyakṣaraścaṃdrabhadrāṃto dvividhaścaturakṣaraḥ | ekārṇoktavadeteṣāṃ munidhyānārcanādikam || 111 ||
‘چندر بھدر’ پر ختم ہونے والا دو حرفی منتر بیان کیا گیا ہے، اور چار حرفی منتر دو قسم کا ہے۔ ان سب کے لیے منی کا دھیان، ارچن وغیرہ وہی طریقے سے ہوں جیسے ایک حرفی منتر کے لیے کہا گیا ہے۔
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/Mantra-vidhi section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It standardizes practice: once the core method is taught for a foundational one-syllable mantra, the same disciplined framework of dhyana, arcana, and auxiliaries extends to longer mantras, emphasizing continuity and purity of procedure.
By prioritizing dhyana (inner remembrance) and arcana (outer worship) as the consistent devotional disciplines, it implies that bhakti is maintained through steady, methodical practice regardless of mantra length or form.
Mantra-śāstra style classification by syllable-count (akṣara-bheda) and the rule of procedural extension—applying an already-taught vidhi (for ekākṣara) to dvayakṣara and caturakṣara mantras.