Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
अनया भूतशुद्ध्या तु देवीसादृश्यमाप्नुयात् । तारोऽनंतो भगुः कर्णो पद्मनाभयुतो बली ॥ ८८ ॥
anayā bhūtaśuddhyā tu devīsādṛśyamāpnuyāt | tāro'naṃto bhaguḥ karṇo padmanābhayuto balī || 88 ||
Durch diese Übung der Elementenreinigung (bhūtaśuddhi) erlangt man wahrlich Ähnlichkeit mit der Göttin. (Man wird) Tāra, Ananta, Bhagu, Karṇa und der Mächtige, begabt mit Padmanābha.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical mantra/ritual practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states that bhūtaśuddhi (inner purification of the elemental body) refines the practitioner’s consciousness so it becomes “devī-sādṛśya”—aligned with divine power—supporting devatā-sādhana and higher mantra efficacy.
By linking purification to being “endowed with Padmanābha,” it implies that inner ritual purity is meant to culminate in God-centered remembrance—here, Vishnu (Padmanābha)—so practice matures into devotional alignment rather than mere technique.
It highlights applied ritual-technology: bhūtaśuddhi as a preparatory procedure in mantra practice (a technical, śāstra-guided discipline associated with Vedāṅga-style precision in pronunciation, procedure, and meditative visualization).