Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
समरे शत्रुनिहतं यद्वा षाण्यासिकं शिशुम् । विद्यां साधयतः शीघ्रं साधितैवं प्रसिद्ध्यति ॥ ७२ ॥
samare śatrunihataṃ yadvā ṣāṇyāsikaṃ śiśum | vidyāṃ sādhayataḥ śīghraṃ sādhitaivaṃ prasiddhyati || 72 ||
If, while one is engaged in mastering a vidyā (esoteric discipline), one sees either an enemy slain in battle or a child belonging to a renunciant order, then that vidyā is quickly accomplished—thus is it traditionally known.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It treats external “nimittas” (signs/omens) as traditional indicators that one’s disciplined practice toward vidyā-siddhi is ripening quickly.
Indirectly: it emphasizes steadiness in sādhana and recognition of traditional signs; in the broader Narada Purana frame, such accomplishments are ideally subordinated to dharma and devotion rather than egoic display.
Nimitta-śāstra style practical lore (auspicious/inauspicious indicators) connected with disciplined practice; it aligns with technical traditions surrounding mantra-vidyā and ritual observance.