Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 118

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

लाभकां मानकां चैव पांडुरां तारकां तथा । विदिग्गताब्जपत्रेषु पूजयेदिष्टसिद्धये ॥ ११८ ॥

Transliteration

lābhakāṃ mānakāṃ caiva pāṃḍurāṃ tārakāṃ tathā | vidiggatābjapatreṣu pūjayediṣṭasiddhaye || 118 ||

Translation

Pour obtenir le fruit désiré, qu’on vénère Lābhakā, Mānakā, Pāṇḍurā et aussi Tārakā, sur des pétales de lotus disposés selon les directions.

Word by Word

• लाभकाम्: (the deity/name) Lābhakā
• लाभकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाभका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• मानकाम्: (the deity/name) Mānakā
• मानकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पाण्डुराम्: (the deity/name) Pāṇḍurā
• पाण्डुराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तारकाम्: (the deity/name) Tārakā
• तारकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (adverb: likewise/also)

• विदिक्-गत-अब्ज-पत्रेषु: on lotus-petals placed in the directions
• विदिक्-गत-अब्ज-पत्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (गम् धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त) + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विदिक्षु गतानि अब्जपत्राणि = on lotus-petals placed in the directions)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• इष्ट-सिद्धये: for the attainment of the desired result
• इष्ट-सिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट (इष् धातु, क्त; कृदन्त) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (इष्टस्य सिद्धिः = desired accomplishment)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a Vedanga/ritual-technical passage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches that intentions (iṣṭa) are supported by disciplined, rule-based worship—where even the spatial arrangement (directions and lotus-petals) is treated as a sacred technology for siddhi.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as precise pūjā: devotion is not only emotion but also correct honoring of named divine powers (śaktis) through an ordered ritual form.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights procedural ritual science—directional placement (dik-vinyāsa) and structured worship on a lotus-petal layout, a technical method aligned with Vedanga-style discipline.