Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 142

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

यंत्रं भूर्जे जहुरसैर्लिखेत्पूताम्बरावृतम् । पट्टसूत्रेण सन्नद्धं शिशुकंठगतं ध्रुवम् ॥ १४२ ॥

Transliteration

yaṃtraṃ bhūrje jahurasairlikhetpūtāmbarāvṛtam | paṭṭasūtreṇa sannaddhaṃ śiśukaṃṭhagataṃ dhruvam || 142 ||

Translation

Man soll das Yantra auf Birkenrinde mit den Essenzen der Juhu-Opfergaben schreiben; es in ein gereinigtes Tuch hüllen, mit einer Seidenschnur oder einem Faden binden und es fest am Hals des Kindes als Schutzamulett anlegen.

Word by Word

• यन्त्रम्: a yantra/diagram
• यन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• भूर्जे: on birch-bark
• भूर्जे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूर्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; Locative (अधिकरण)

• जः-उ-रसैः: with the juices (of jaḥ and u)
• जः-उ-रसैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जः (प्रातिपदिक/द्रव्यनाम) + उ (प्रातिपदिक/द्रव्यनाम) + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः; ‘with the juices/extracts of jaḥ and u (plants/substances)’ (reading per text)

• लिखेत्: should write/draw
• लिखेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लिख् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पूत-अम्बर-आवृतम्: wrapped in a purified cloth
• पूत-अम्बर-आवृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक) + आ-√वृ (धातु) → आवृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP); 'पूतेन अम्बरेण आवृतम्' इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः

• पट्ट-सूत्रेण: with a ribbon-thread
• पट्ट-सूत्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पट्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + सूत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; 'पट्टस्य सूत्रेण' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; Instrumental (करण)

• सन्नद्धम्: fastened
• सन्नद्धम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√नह् (धातु) → सन्नद्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) ‘bound/fastened’

• शिशु-कण्ठ-गतम्: placed on a child’s neck
• शिशु-कण्ठ-गतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिशु (प्रातिपदिक) + कण्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + √गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP); 'शिशोः कण्ठं गतम्' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ध्रुवम्: firm/certain
• ध्रुवम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adverbial/predicate sense ‘certainly/firmly’ qualifying the yantra’s effect/state

Speaker

Sanatkumara (instructing Narada on technical/ritual procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a dharmic method of protection (rakṣā) where sacred writing (yantra-lekhana), purity (pūta-ambara), and ritual potency (homa/oblation essences) are combined to safeguard a child.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as reverent reliance on sacred ritual forms—treating the yantra and its preparation as an act of faith and disciplined worship, not as mere superstition.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—correct materials, purity rules, and procedural precision—aligned with Kalpa-style practice (practical ritual methodology) within the Vedanga/technical stream of Book 1.3.