Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
सिंदूरं गैरिकं लाक्षा दरदं चंदनद्वयम् । बिलद्वारे लिखेत्त्र्यस्रं षोडशत्र्यस्रसंयुतम् ॥ ६५ ॥
siṃdūraṃ gairikaṃ lākṣā daradaṃ caṃdanadvayam | biladvāre likhettryasraṃ ṣoḍaśatryasrasaṃyutam || 65 ||
Dùng sindūra (chu sa), gairika (hoàng thổ đỏ), lākṣā, darada (khoáng sắc đỏ) và hai loại đàn hương, hãy vẽ nơi cửa vào một hình tam giác, kết hợp với mười sáu tam giác phụ.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical-ritual teaching context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches a protective, auspicious rite: sacred substances and a prescribed geometric diagram (triangular yantra) are applied at the doorway to establish purity, ward off inauspicious influences, and invite benefic results.
While primarily technical, it supports bhakti in practice: maintaining a ritually purified and protected home-space is treated as an aid to steady worship, daily pūjā, and uninterrupted remembrance of the Divine.
It reflects applied ritual science—use of specific substances and prescribed geometric inscription (yantra/rekhā-lekhana) associated with kalpa-style procedure and traditional protective rites (often linked with graha-śānti and vastu concerns).