Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 138

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

शताभिजप्तं मूलेन निक्षिपेद्वैरिवेश्मनि । उच्चाटयति सप्ताहात्सकुंटुबान्विरोधिनः ॥ १३८ ॥

Transliteration

śatābhijaptaṃ mūlena nikṣipedvairiveśmani | uccāṭayati saptāhātsakuṃṭubānvirodhinaḥ || 138 ||

Translation

Nachdem man das Mantra hundertmal über einer Wurzel rezitiert hat, lege man sie in das Haus des Feindes; binnen sieben Tagen vertreibt es den Widersacher samt seiner Familie.

Word by Word

• शताभि-जप्तम्: chanted over a hundred times
• शताभि-जप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + अभि-√जप् (धातु) → जप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), उपसर्ग: अभि-; 'शतेन अभिजप्तम्' इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः

• मूलेन: with the root
• मूलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; Instrumental (करण)

• निक्षिपेत्: should place/throw down
• निक्षिपेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: नि-

• वैरि-वेश्मनि: in the enemy’s house
• वैरि-वेश्मनि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; 'वैरिणः वेश्मनि' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Locative (अधिकरण)

• उच्चाटयति: drives away/uproots
• उच्चाटयति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√चाट् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense in usage ‘to drive away/uproot’

• सप्ताहात्: within/from (the end of) a week
• सप्ताहात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्ताह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; Ablative (अपादान)

• स-कुटुम्बान्: together with (their) family
• स-कुटुम्बान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + कुटुम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः ‘कुटुम्बेन सह’ = ‘with (their) family’

• विरोधिनः: opponents/enemies
• विरोधिनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विरोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; object of action

Speaker

Narada (in instruction on technical mantra/ritual applications within Vedanga-style material)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates a technical, results-oriented application of mantra (prayoga), emphasizing disciplined japa (fixed count) and prescribed procedure as a means believed to produce tangible effects.

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

This verse is not framed as bhakti-sadhana; it belongs to practical ritual/technical instruction. In the Narada Purana’s broader teaching, such rites are distinct from the devotional path centered on surrender and worship of Vishnu.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-prayoga discipline: specific japa count (100), use of a material substrate (a root), and a time-bound expected result (seven days)—a procedural style aligned with technical ritual knowledge.