Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मायाद्वयं ततः पश्चाद्दक्षिणे कालिके पदम् । पुनश्च सप्तबीजानि स्वाहांतोऽयं मनूत्तमः ॥ ३ ॥
māyādvayaṃ tataḥ paścāddakṣiṇe kālike padam | punaśca saptabījāni svāhāṃto'yaṃ manūttamaḥ || 3 ||
তাৰ পিছত ‘মায়া’ৰ দুটা অক্ষৰ স্থাপন কৰা; তাৰ পাছত সোঁফালে ‘কালিকা’ পদ ৰাখা। পুনৰ সাতটা বীজাক্ষৰ যোগ কৰা—এই উত্তম মন্ত্ৰ ‘স্বাহা’ত সমাপ্ত।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on mantra-vidhi)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches precise mantra-structure: the power is conveyed not only by devotion but also by correct placement of mantra-units (pada) and seed syllables (bīja), culminating in the oblation-ending “svāhā,” indicating ritual completion and offering.
Bhakti here takes a disciplined form: reverence is expressed through exact recitation and ordered construction of the deity-mantra (Kālikā), showing that devotion in the Purana often works together with properly learned ritual method.
It reflects mantra-vyavasthā (technical arrangement of syllables) akin to Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and ritual procedure—how specific mantra-components (bīja, pada, svāhā) are sequenced for effective japa and homa.