Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
वामकर्णेन्दुयुक्तेन फडंतेन विहायसा । प्रक्षालितं भृगुर्दंडी त्रिमूर्तींतुयुतं पठेत् ॥ ९४ ॥
vāmakarṇenduyuktena phaḍaṃtena vihāyasā | prakṣālitaṃ bhṛgurdaṃḍī trimūrtīṃtuyutaṃ paṭhet || 94 ||
‘বামকর্ণ-চন্দ্র’যুক্ত অক্ষরকে ‘ফট্’ অন্তসহ এবং ‘বিহায়স’ (আকাশ-তত্ত্ব) সহ যুক্ত করে পাঠ করবে। এভাবে শুদ্ধ হয়ে ভৃগু-দণ্ডী মন্ত্রটি ত্রিমূর্তি-সহ জপ করবে।
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes mantra-śuddhi (purification and correctness) and protective sealing (phaṭ), teaching that recitation becomes effective only when performed with the prescribed components and associations.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: devotion is not merely emotion but careful adherence to mantra-vidhi, linking the recitation to divine forms (Trimūrti) as an act of reverent, ordered practice.
It highlights technical mantra-prayoga—how specific markers (mantra-signs), endings like “phaṭ,” and purification steps are combined for correct ritual performance, reflecting applied śikṣā/mantra-śāstra style procedure.