The Exposition of Nṛsiṁha Worship-Mantras, Nyāsa, Mudrās, Yantras, Kavaca, and Nṛsiṁha Gāyatrī
तुलसीपत्रहोमेन महतीं कीर्तिमाप्नुयात् । शाल्युत्थसक्तुहोमेन वशयेदखिलं जगत् ॥ ८३ ॥
tulasīpatrahomena mahatīṃ kīrtimāpnuyāt | śālyutthasaktuhomena vaśayedakhilaṃ jagat || 83 ||
Dâng cúng hỏa tế bằng lá tulasī vào lửa thiêng thì được danh tiếng lớn. Dâng cúng bằng bột ngũ cốc rang làm từ gạo thì có thể khiến cả thế gian quy phục dưới ảnh hưởng của mình.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a ritual-technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
It assigns specific fruits (phala) to specific homa-dravyas, emphasizing that sacred offerings—especially tulasī, revered in Vaiṣṇava practice—produce tangible merit such as renown and social-spiritual influence.
Tulasī is a hallmark of Viṣṇu-bhakti; offering tulasī in homa frames devotion as an actionable ritual expression where reverence becomes a disciplined sacrificial act yielding auspicious results.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) by prescribing dravya-specific homa and stating their phala, illustrating the technical mapping of materials, rite, and result used in Vedic ritual science.