Dūtīyajanamantra

During installation ceremony (pratiṣṭhā) a ritual named prāṇapratiṣṭhā (infusing life) is first performed in the pots representing the gods and goddess. It is followed by other rituals called kalānyāsa-s by which śakti-s are placed in the pots by reciting related mantra-s; these kalā-s are later drawn from the pots and are placed in the images which are installed by a called kalākarṣaṇa; afterwards the water of the pots is poured on the images (kumbhābhiṣeka). There are different sorts of kalānyāsa: mūrtikānyāsa, dūtikānyāsa, śrīkaṇṭhamātṛkānyāsa etc. The present text deals with the dūtikānyāsa. Dūtikā is the name given to the power of life (prāṇaśakti) because it always moves like a messenger. There are nine dūtikā-s : mṛtā, vaivasvatā, jīvahā, prāṇahā, ākarṣā, granthitā, pramādā, visphuliṅginī and kṣetrapratiharā