Mantra-Māhātmya and Sādhana of Kārtavīryārjuna
Nyāsa, Yantra, Homa, and Dīpa-Vrata
प्रणवोऽग्निप्रिया मंत्रो नेत्रबाणाधराक्षरः । दत्तात्रेयो मुनिर्मालामंत्रस्य परिकीर्तितः ॥ ९१ ॥
praṇavo'gnipriyā maṃtro netrabāṇādharākṣaraḥ | dattātreyo munirmālāmaṃtrasya parikīrtitaḥ || 91 ||
مالا-منتر کے لیے پرنَو (اوم) کو منتر کہا گیا ہے؛ اس کی شکتی “اگنی پریا” ہے۔ “نیتر”، “بان” اور “آدھار” اس کے اَکشر ہیں؛ اور دتاتریہ مُنی اس کے دَرشتا (رِشی) قرار دیے گئے ہیں۔
Narada (teaching in a technical mantra-lakshana style within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It encodes the mantra’s formal identity—its core seed (Oṁ), its associated śakti/devatā (Agni-priyā), its component syllables, and its ṛṣi (Dattātreya)—showing that mantra-japa is meant to be done with correct lineage and ritual cognition, not merely sound.
By grounding practice in praṇava and a named ṛṣi, it frames devotion as disciplined upāsanā: remembrance (japa) supported by proper mantra-knowledge, which steadies the mind and makes worship more focused and reverent.
Mantra-lakṣaṇa used in ritual practice—identifying ṛṣi, devatā/śakti, and akṣaras of a mantra—reflecting the technical, Vedanga-adjacent methodology emphasized in Book 1.3.