Adhyaya 30
Chapter 30: मण्डलविधिः (Maṇḍala-vidhi) — Procedure for the Maṇḍala
本章先结束前文关于曼荼罗特征的讨论，随即转入明确的仪轨技术：那罗陀介绍在莲华式曼荼罗中的礼拜次第。修行者应在莲华中央（madhye padme）安置并供奉梵天（Brahmā），并同供其诸“支分”aṅga（随从与辅助要素），使曼荼罗成为活的神圣场域，而非仅是图式。随后将莲华东方区分配给莲脐毗湿奴（Padmanābha），显示一种依方位而立的神学：诸神按花瓣/方隅定位，以便有序修持（upāsanā）。叙述逻辑体现“阿耆尼耶—明”（Agneya-vidyā）：神圣几何（曼荼罗）成为程序化接口，贯通圣像安置、以真言结构的供养与法（dharma）的秩序。开篇即表明此《往世书》的方法——精确的仪轨地图，使虔敬与可重复的系统实践相和合。
Shlokas
Frequently Asked Questions
It prescribes worship within a lotus-maṇḍala: Brahmā is worshiped at the center together with his aṅgas, and Viṣṇu (Padmanābha) is worshiped in the eastern lotus-sector/petal, establishing a directional and hierarchical placement of deities.
By turning spatial design into disciplined upāsanā: the maṇḍala organizes attention, mantra, and deity-placement into a repeatable procedure, so technical correctness becomes a form of dharma that supports inner purification and devotional concentration.