Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 145

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने तृतीयपादे यक्षिणीमन्त्रभेदनिरूपणं नाम पञ्चाशीतितमोऽध्यायः ॥ ८५ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne tṛtīyapāde yakṣiṇīmantrabhedanirūpaṇaṃ nāma pañcāśītitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 85 ||

Translation

وهكذا تنتهي السورة الخامسة والثمانون، المعنونة «تصنيف وشرح مَنترات الياكشيني (Yakṣiṇī)»، في القسم الثالث (البادا الثالثة) من «الحكاية الكبرى» (Bṛhad-upākhyāna) ضمن الجزء الأول (Pūrva-bhāga) من «شري بṛhannāradīya Purāṇa».

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyasamāpti (वाक्यसमाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative/closure particle (इति-प्रयोगः)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: in the Śrī Bṛhat Nāradiya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; title-locative ‘in the Śrī Bṛhat Nāradiya Purāṇa’

• pūrva-bhāge: in the first part
• pūrva-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the former part’

• bṛhat-upākhyāne: in the great upākhyāna
• bṛhat-upākhyāne: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bṛhat (प्रातिपदिक) + upākhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the great sub-narrative’

• tṛtīya-pāde: in the third pāda/section
• tṛtīya-pāde: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक) + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the third section/quarter’

• yakṣiṇī-mantra-bheda-nirūpaṇam: ‘Exposition of the varieties of Yakṣiṇī-mantras’
• yakṣiṇī-mantra-bheda-nirūpaṇam: Viśeṣaṇa/Upapada (विशेषण/नामधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣiṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + bheda (प्रातिपदिक) + nirūpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; here as chapter-title in apposition to adhyāyaḥ (so effectively Nominative in sense)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sañjñā-sūcaka (संज्ञासूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Name-indicator particle (नाम-शब्दः, संज्ञासूचक अव्यय)

• pañcāśītitamaḥ: eighty-fifth
• pañcāśītitamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcāśīti (प्रातिपदिक संख्या) + tama (प्रत्यय)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ordinal ‘eighty-fifth’ (तमत्-प्रत्यय)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Sūta (colophon/section-closure marker; not part of the main dialogue content)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

This is a colophon verse marking the formal completion of Adhyāya 85, preserving the Purāṇa’s textual structure and clarifying that the topic treated was the analytical classification of Yakṣiṇī-related mantras within the Vedāṅga/technical section.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Direct bhakti instruction is not given here; the verse functions as a chapter-ending rubric. Indirectly, it situates technical mantra discussions within the Purāṇic framework that ultimately supports disciplined, dharmic practice aligned with devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights the cataloging and systematic “bheda-nirūpaṇa” (classification/exposition) approach typical of technical disciplines—organizing mantra topics by type and section (pāda/adhyāya) for accurate ritual and textual reference.