Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
रक्तांभोजैर्हुनेन्मंत्री धनैर्जयति वित्तपम् । बिल्वपत्रैर्भवेद्राज्यं रक्तपुष्पैर्वशीकृतिः ॥ ३० ॥
raktāṃbhojairhunenmaṃtrī dhanairjayati vittapam | bilvapatrairbhavedrājyaṃ raktapuṣpairvaśīkṛtiḥ || 30 ||
A mantra-knowing practitioner should offer oblations with red lotuses; by offering wealth he conquers the lord of riches. By offering bilva leaves he gains sovereignty, and by offering red flowers he brings about vaśīkaraṇa, subjugation.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames ritual offerings (dravya) as specific upāyas in mantra-homa practice, linking the substance offered—red lotus, wealth, bilva leaves, red flowers—to distinct intended results (phala) such as wealth, sovereignty, and control.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined ritual devotion—offering sacred items with mantra and intent—showing that devotion can take the form of precise worship acts, not only contemplation.
It highlights ritual-technical knowledge: selecting proper offering materials for homa and understanding phala-śruti style result-mapping, a feature of applied Vedic practice (kalpa/ritual procedure).