Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
रजः कीर्णं भगं नार्या ध्यायन्यो ह्ययुतं जपेत् । सकवित्वेन रम्येण जनान्मोहयति ध्रुवम् ॥ २४ ॥
rajaḥ kīrṇaṃ bhagaṃ nāryā dhyāyanyo hyayutaṃ japet | sakavitvena ramyeṇa janānmohayati dhruvam || 24 ||
Wer über die mit Menstruationsblut bestrichene Vulva einer Frau meditiert und (das Mantra) zehntausendmal wiederholt, wird die Menschen gewiss durch lieblichen, dichterischen Vortrag betören.
Sanatkumara (instructional discourse to Narada within Third Pada topics)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
The verse records a specific mantra-prayoga claiming that certain impure visualizations combined with intensive japa lead to a “mohana” effect—power to bewilder others—highlighting the Purana’s cataloging of technical mantra outcomes rather than endorsing them as liberating practice.
It contrasts worldly siddhi-seeking (mohana through speech) with the higher aim of bhakti and moksha taught elsewhere in the Narada Purana—showing that such powers are distractions from Vishnu-bhakti and inner purification.
It reflects a technical “mantra-japa prayoga” framework—counted recitation (ayuta = 10,000), dhyāna (visualization), and stated phala (result)—a style of applied ritual/occult instruction found in technical sections rather than narrative devotion.