Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मातृकोक्तस्थले माया तृतीयक्रोधपूर्वकान् । चतुर्थीनमसायुक्तान्प्रथमो न्यास ईरितः ॥ ४० ॥
mātṛkoktasthale māyā tṛtīyakrodhapūrvakān | caturthīnamasāyuktānprathamo nyāsa īritaḥ || 40 ||
માતૃકાએ દર્શાવેલા સ્થાને ‘માયા’નું ન્યાસ કરવું; અને તૃતીય ક્રમે ‘ક્રોધ’થી આરંભ થતા અક્ષરોને ચતુર્થી વિભક્તિ તથા ‘નમઃ’ સાથે જોડીને સ્થાપિત કરવું. આને પ્રથમ ન્યાસ કહેવામાં આવ્યો છે.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-power is stabilized through nyāsa—formally ‘installing’ sacred syllables onto prescribed bodily/ritual locations—so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit vessel for worship and concentration.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by structuring worship: the use of “namaḥ” (salutation) frames the practice in surrender, making mantra-recitation an act of reverence rather than mere technique.
It highlights precise mantra-application rules—case-usage (caturthī/dative), correct joining of syllables, and prescribed placements—reflecting the discipline of śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (grammar) as they inform ritual correctness.