Mantraśodhana, Dīkṣā-krama, Guru-Pādukā, Ajapā-Haṃsa, and Ṣaṭcakra-Kuṇḍalinī Sādhana
अथ शिष्यस्य शिरसि हस्तं दत्वा गुरुस्ततः । जपेदष्टोत्तरशतं देयमन्त्रं विधानतः ॥ ३७ ॥
atha śiṣyasya śirasi hastaṃ datvā gurustataḥ | japedaṣṭottaraśataṃ deyamantraṃ vidhānataḥ || 37 ||
Rồi vị Guru đặt tay lên đỉnh đầu người đệ tử và, đúng theo nghi quỹ, trì tụng thần chú sẽ truyền ban đủ một trăm lẻ tám lần.
Narada (teaching in a guru–śiṣya context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents mantra-dīkṣā as a sanctified transmission: the guru’s touch (hand on the head) marks blessing and authorization, and the 108-fold japa seals the mantra’s proper installation through disciplined repetition.
By emphasizing receiving and practicing a “deya-mantra” under a guru’s guidance, it frames devotion as a lived discipline—bhakti is strengthened through properly initiated japa performed according to vidhi.
Ritual procedure (vidhi) and correct practice of japa—especially the prescribed count of 108—reflect the technical, rule-governed approach characteristic of Vedāṅga-aligned ritual discipline.