Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

वामकर्णेन्दुयुक्तेन फडंतेन विहायसा । प्रक्षालितं भृगुर्दंडी त्रिमूर्तींतुयुतं पठेत् ॥ ९४ ॥

Transliteration

vāmakarṇenduyuktena phaḍaṃtena vihāyasā | prakṣālitaṃ bhṛgurdaṃḍī trimūrtīṃtuyutaṃ paṭhet || 94 ||

Translation

Mit der Silbe, die nach dem vorgeschriebenen Zeichen des „Mondes am linken Ohr“ verbunden ist und mit dem schützenden Ausruf „phaṭ“ endet, rezitiere man sie zusammen mit dem Element „Himmel/Äther“. So gereinigt, lese man die Bhṛgu-daṇḍī-Formel in Verbindung mit den Drei Gestalten (Trimūrti).

Word by Word

• vāma-karṇa-indu-yuktena: with (the syllable) joined with the moon on the left ear (i.e., marked thus)
• vāma-karṇa-indu-yuktena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāma + karṇa + indu + yukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (वामकर्णे इन्दुना युक्तेन)

• phaḍ-antena: with (that which is) ending in ‘phaḍ’
• phaḍ-antena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phaḍ-anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (फड् अन्तः यस्य/येन) ‘ending with phaḍ’

• vihāyasā: with the sky/ether (ākāśa)
• vihāyasā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihāyas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• prakṣālitam: washed/cleansed
• prakṣālitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√kṣāl (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• bhṛguḥ: Bhṛgu
• bhṛguḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhṛgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• daṇḍī: the staff-bearer (Daṇḍī)
• daṇḍī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• trimūrtīm: the triad-form (Trimūrti)
• trimūrtīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trimūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु (त्रयः मूर्तयः)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• yutam: joined/combined
• yutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √yuj धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) = ‘joined’

• paṭhet: should recite/read
• paṭhet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paṭh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Bhṛgu
• Trimūrti

FAQs

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

It emphasizes mantra-śuddhi (purification and correctness) and protective sealing (phaṭ), teaching that recitation becomes effective only when performed with the prescribed components and associations.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: devotion is not merely emotion but careful adherence to mantra-vidhi, linking the recitation to divine forms (Trimūrti) as an act of reverent, ordered practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical mantra-prayoga—how specific markers (mantra-signs), endings like “phaṭ,” and purification steps are combined for correct ritual performance, reflecting applied śikṣā/mantra-śāstra style procedure.