The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
भैरवोऽस्य ऋषिश्छन्द उष्णिक्काली तु देवता । बीजं मायादीर्घवर्त्म शक्तिरुक्ता मुनीश्वर ॥ ४ ॥
bhairavo'sya ṛṣiśchanda uṣṇikkālī tu devatā | bījaṃ māyādīrghavartma śaktiruktā munīśvara || 4 ||
Pour ce mantra, Bhairava est proclamé ṛṣi (voyant) ; le mètre est Uṣṇik ; la divinité présidante est Kālī. La syllabe-semence (bīja) est « Māyā », et la śakti est dite « Dīrghavartma », ô meilleur des sages.
Suta (narrating; mantra-lakshana section attributed to the teaching lineage of Narada and the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It gives the formal ‘mantra-identifiers’—ṛṣi, chandas, devatā, bīja, and śakti—so the mantra is approached with correct lineage, rhythm, deity-orientation, and empowered intent, which is essential for efficacious japa and nyāsa.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined, deity-centered worship: the verse anchors devotion to Kālī as devatā while honoring the mantra’s seer and power, showing that devotion in the Purāṇic tradition includes correct ritual knowledge alongside faith.
Chandas (metre) is explicitly specified as Uṣṇik—an applied Vedāṅga detail used to recite the mantra in its proper rhythmic form, along with the practical mantra-śāstra framework of devatā, bīja, and śakti.