Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
वामकर्णेन्दुयुक्तेन फडंतेन विहायसा । प्रक्षालितं भृगुर्दंडी त्रिमूर्तींतुयुतं पठेत् ॥ ९४ ॥
vāmakarṇenduyuktena phaḍaṃtena vihāyasā | prakṣālitaṃ bhṛgurdaṃḍī trimūrtīṃtuyutaṃ paṭhet || 94 ||
Avec la syllabe jointe au signe prescrit de la «lune à l’oreille gauche», et se terminant par l’exclamation protectrice «phaṭ», qu’on la récite avec l’élément «ciel/éther». Ainsi purifié, qu’on lise la formule Bhṛgu-daṇḍī en l’unissant aux Trois Formes (Trimūrti).
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes mantra-śuddhi (purification and correctness) and protective sealing (phaṭ), teaching that recitation becomes effective only when performed with the prescribed components and associations.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship: devotion is not merely emotion but careful adherence to mantra-vidhi, linking the recitation to divine forms (Trimūrti) as an act of reverent, ordered practice.
It highlights technical mantra-prayoga—how specific markers (mantra-signs), endings like “phaṭ,” and purification steps are combined for correct ritual performance, reflecting applied śikṣā/mantra-śāstra style procedure.