Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

विप्रचित्तां च षट्कोणे नवकोणे ततोऽर्चयेत् । उग्रामुष्णप्रभां दीप्तां नीलाधानां बलाकिकाम् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

vipracittāṃ ca ṣaṭkoṇe navakoṇe tato'rcayet | ugrāmuṣṇaprabhāṃ dīptāṃ nīlādhānāṃ balākikām || 13 ||

Translation

Im sechseckigen Feld soll man Vipracittā verehren; und dann im neuneckigen Feld Balākikā—furchterregend, in heißem Glanz lodernd, strahlend und von bläulichem Schimmer.

Word by Word

• विप्रचित्ताम्: Vipracittā (name of the goddess/form)
• विप्रचित्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्रचित्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• षट्कोणे: in the hexagon (six-angled figure)
• षट्कोणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट् + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• नवकोणे: in the nonagon (nine-angled figure)
• नवकोणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव + कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादान/क्रमवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: thence/thereafter)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• उग्रामुष्णप्रभाम्: fierce, with hot radiance
• उग्रामुष्णप्रभाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उग्रा + उष्ण + प्रभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (विप्रचित्ताम्)

• दीप्ताम्: blazing, radiant
• दीप्ताम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) from √दीप्/दीप्त (to shine), विशेषण

• नीलाधानाम्: having blue placement/blue adornment
• नीलाधानाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नील + आधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (विप्रचित्ताम्); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नीलस्य आधानम्/आधानयुक्ता)

• बलाकिकाम्: crane-like / having the (white) crane motif
• बलाकिकाम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलाकिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (विप्रचित्ताम्)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction sequence, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue contexts)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vipracittā
• Balākikā

FAQs

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

The verse emphasizes precise, compartment-based worship (arcana) where specific beings are invoked in defined geometric loci, reflecting the Purana’s technical approach to ritual efficacy through correct placement and visualization.

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

It presents bhakti as disciplined upāsanā—devotion expressed through orderly worship, focused attention, and reverent visualization of invoked forms, rather than as emotion alone.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and sacred-geometry style placement (koṇa/compartment specification) are highlighted—an applied, technical mode of worship aligned with śrauta/smārta ritual organization and mantra-devatā assignment.