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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

कण्ठस्थे षोडशदले विशुद्धाख्ये प्रविन्यसेत् । आज्ञाचक्रे परशिवं हाकिनीसंयुतं न्यसेत् ॥ ५५ ॥

kaṇṭhasthe ṣoḍaśadale viśuddhākhye pravinyaset | ājñācakre paraśivaṃ hākinīsaṃyutaṃ nyaset || 55 ||

Qu’on établisse fermement la contemplation dans le lotus aux seize pétales situé à la gorge, nommé Viśuddhā ; et dans l’Ājñā-cakra qu’on installe Paraśiva, uni à Hākinī.

kaṇṭha-sthein the throat-located (center)
kaṇṭha-sthe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक) + stha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘located in the throat’
ṣoḍaśa-dalein the sixteen-petalled (one)
ṣoḍaśa-dale:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootṣoḍaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + dala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘sixteen-petalled’
viśuddha-ākhyein (the chakra) called Viśuddha
viśuddha-ākhye:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootviśuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘named Viśuddha’
pravinyasetshould duly place/install
pravinyaset:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-vi-√nyas (धातु)
FormOptative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
ājñā-cakrein the Ājñā chakra
ājñā-cakre:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootājñā (प्रातिपदिक) + cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; तत्पुरुष: ‘command-chakra (Ājñā)’
paraśivamParaśiva
paraśivam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootparaśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
hākinī-saṃyutamjoined with Hākinī
hākinī-saṃyutam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roothākinī (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; ‘associated with Hākinī’ qualifying paraśivam
nyasetshould place
nyaset:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√nyas (धातु)
FormOptative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

V
Vishuddha
A
Ajna Chakra
P
Parashiva
H
Hakini

FAQs

It teaches a precise dhāraṇā (focused placement of awareness) on the Viśuddhā and Ājñā centers, culminating in installing Paraśiva in the command-cakra—an inner method aimed at purification and liberation-oriented realization.

Although framed as yogic technique, it embodies devotional nyāsa: the practitioner reverently ‘installs’ the supreme divine principle (Paraśiva) within the Ājñā-cakra, treating inner consciousness as a sanctum for worship.

It reflects technical yogic-ritual practice akin to mantra-nyāsa and dhāraṇā—systematic placement and visualization used in disciplined sādhana, a hallmark of Narada Purana’s Third Pada focus on applied spiritual sciences.