Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
एवं ध्यात्वा जपेल्लक्षं जुहुयादयुतं ततः । प्रसूनैः करवीरोत्थैः पूजायंत्रमथोच्यते ॥ ८ ॥
evaṃ dhyātvā japellakṣaṃ juhuyādayutaṃ tataḥ | prasūnaiḥ karavīrotthaiḥ pūjāyaṃtramathocyate || 8 ||
Nachdem man so meditiert hat, soll man das Mantra hunderttausendmal wiederholen; danach zehntausend Opfergaben in das heilige Feuer darbringen. Sodann wird mit Karavīra-Blüten (Oleander) die Weise der Verehrung des Yantra gelehrt.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a disciplined sādhana sequence—dhyāna (meditation), lakṣa-japa (100,000 repetitions), ayuta-homa (10,000 offerings), and yantra-pūjā—showing that inner concentration and outer rite together stabilize mantra-siddhi and devotional focus.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, sustained worship: meditation on the deity, repeated remembrance through japa, sacrificial offering through homa, and honoring the deity’s symbolic seat through yantra-pūjā—devotion structured as consistent practice.
It highlights prayoga-style ritual know-how: prescribed counts (lakṣa/ayuta), sequencing of japa and homa, and dravya-niyama (use of specific flowers like karavīra) for yantra worship—typical of technical disciplines associated with Kalpa (ritual procedure).