Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

मायास्त्राग्निप्रियांतोऽयं द्विपंचाशल्लिपिर्मनुः । अनेन नित्यं पूजतिऽन्वहं देव्यै बलिं हरेत् ॥ १२५ ॥

Transliteration

māyāstrāgnipriyāṃto'yaṃ dvipaṃcāśallipirmanuḥ | anena nityaṃ pūjati'nvahaṃ devyai baliṃ haret || 125 ||

Translation

Dieses Mantra—beginnend mit „māyā“ und endend mit „agnipriyā“—heißt das Mantra der „fünfzig Buchstaben“ (dvipaṃcāśal-lipi). Mit ihm soll man die Devī täglich verehren und ihr Tag für Tag ein bali (rituelle Opfergabe) darbringen.

Word by Word

• माया-अस्त्र-अग्नि-प्रिय-अन्तः: (the series) ending with ‘māyā, astra, agni, priya’
• माया-अस्त्र-अग्नि-प्रिय-अन्तः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया (प्रातिपदिक) + अस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘अन्तः’ = ending/last

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• द्वि-पञ्चाशत्-लिपिः: the fifty-two letters
• द्वि-पञ्चाशत्-लिपिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक) + लिपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (द्विगु: संख्या-पूर्वपद), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘द्विपञ्चाशत्’ = 52

• मनुः: the mantra-formula (manu)
• मनुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative used as indeclinable)

• पूजति: worships
• पूजति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अन्वहम्: day by day
• अन्वहम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु + अहन् (अव्ययीभाव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• देव्यै: to the Goddess
• देव्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• बलिम्: offering, oblation
• बलिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हरेत्: should offer/bring
• हरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi
• Agni

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, daily Devī-upāsanā through a defined mantra and a consistent bali-offering, presenting worship as a regulated sādhana rather than an occasional act.

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

Bhakti is expressed here as nitya-sevā—daily worship with mantra-japa and offering—showing devotion as steady, repeated remembrance and service to the Goddess.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa-style instruction): identifying a mantra by its opening/closing words, specifying its form (‘fifty-letter’), and prescribing daily puja with bali as a practical rite.