Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मूलमंत्रो विपद्ध्वंसमनुसर्गसमन्वितम् । अष्टकृत्वोऽमुना मंत्री मंत्रयेत्प्रयतो जलम् ॥ १०४ ॥
mūlamaṃtro vipaddhvaṃsamanusargasamanvitam | aṣṭakṛtvo'munā maṃtrī maṃtrayetprayato jalam || 104 ||
Le pratiquant, plein de recueillement, doit consacrer l’eau en récitant huit fois le mantra racine (mūla-mantra), avec l’adjonction « vipad-dhvaṁsa » (qui dissipe les calamités) et les ajouts prescrits, dits « anusarga ».
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It teaches that sacred water becomes a protective medium when empowered by correct mantra-prayoga—root-mantra plus prescribed adjuncts—done with purity and disciplined attention.
Bhakti here is expressed as careful, reverent service to the mantra—reciting it with purity and prescribed method—so that divine protection and auspiciousness may manifest through consecrated water.
It highlights prayoga-precision: using the correct mantra components (mūla-mantra with anusarga) and a fixed japa-count (eight recitations) to ritually charge water for a specific protective purpose.