Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
आह्लादिनीति च प्रोक्ता तथा समोहिनीति च । स्तंभिनीजंभिनीचैव वशंकर्यथ रंजिनी ॥ ५४ ॥
āhlādinīti ca proktā tathā samohinīti ca | staṃbhinījaṃbhinīcaiva vaśaṃkaryatha raṃjinī || 54 ||
On la dit Āhlādinī, la puissance qui donne la joie, et aussi Samohinī, la puissance qui égare. De même (il y a) Stambhinī, qui immobilise ; Jambhinī, qui paralyse ou écrase ; Vaśaṃkarī, qui soumet ; puis Raṃjinī, qui enchante.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse catalogs specific mantra-śaktis (functional spiritual powers) recognized in technical/ritual disciplines, indicating that sacred sound is analyzed not only devotionally but also by its operational effects in prescribed rites.
Indirectly: by distinguishing technical mantra-effects from ultimate spiritual aim, it implies that such powers are ancillary; the Narada Purana repeatedly frames higher devotion and dharma as the guiding purpose behind any ritual knowledge.
A mantra-śāstra style taxonomy of operative forces—āhlādinī, samohinī, stambhinī, jaṃbhinī, vaśaṃkarī, raṃjinī—useful for understanding how rituals and mantras are classified by intended effect within technical traditions.