Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 107

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

सांगुष्ठानिश्चुतुर्वारं महाशंखस्थिते जले । खंरेफमनुबिंद्वाढ्यां भृगुमन्विंदुयुक्तया ॥ १०७ ॥

Transliteration

sāṃguṣṭhāniścuturvāraṃ mahāśaṃkhasthite jale | khaṃrephamanubiṃdvāḍhyāṃ bhṛgumanviṃduyuktayā || 107 ||

Translation

Cuatro veces, con el pulgar, debe rociarse (o tocarse para santificar) el agua guardada en una gran caracola. Luego se emplea la sílaba «kha» junto con «repha» (ra), provista de anusvāra y bindu; y la sílaba «bhṛgu» (bha) unida a un bindu.

Word by Word

• स-अङ्गुष्ठानि: with (the) thumbs
• स-अङ्गुष्ठानि: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘स’ उपसर्गवत्/सह-अर्थे (with thumbs)

• चतुः-वारम्: four times
• चतुः-वारम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चतुः (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverbial): ‘चारिवारम्’

• महाशङ्ख-स्थिते: situated in a great conch
• महाशङ्ख-स्थिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाशङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक; महा + शङ्ख) + स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; ‘महाशङ्खे स्थिते’

• जले: in water
• जले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• खम्: ‘khaṃ’ (seed syllable)
• खम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बीजाक्षर ‘खं’

• रेफम्: repha (the letter ‘ra’)
• रेफम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेफ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्णः ‘र’

• अनु-बिन्दु-आढ्याम्: endowed with the following bindu (anusvāra)
• अनु-बिन्दु-आढ्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अनुबिन्दुना आढ्या’ (endowed with an anusvāra/dot)

• भृगुम्: bhṛgu (code-name for the letter ‘ha’)
• भृगुम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्णसंकेतः ‘भृगु’ = ‘ह’ (ha) इति तान्त्रिक-परिभाषा

• अनु-बिन्दु-युक्तया: with (it) joined with the following bindu
• अनु-बिन्दु-युक्तया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + बिन्दु (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘अनुबिन्दुना युक्तया’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It teaches a precise purification step: sanctifying conch-held water through controlled touch (thumb) and encoded bija-syllables, indicating that spiritual efficacy in ritual depends on correct mantra-phonetics and procedure.

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

Bhakti here is practiced as disciplined worship: the devotee prepares sacred water through mantra and purity, treating the act as a devotional offering where accuracy (śuddhi) supports heartfelt Vishnu-upasana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) is emphasized—use of bindu/anusvāra markers and specific consonant naming (repha, bhṛgu-letter) shows how sound-precision and syllable-formation are integral to mantra application.