Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
भृगुमन्विंदुसंयुक्तं मेघवर्त्म सरस्वती । योगपीठात्मने हार्द्दं पीठस्य मनुरीरितः ॥ ७४ ॥
bhṛgumanviṃdusaṃyuktaṃ meghavartma sarasvatī | yogapīṭhātmane hārddaṃ pīṭhasya manurīritaḥ || 74 ||
पीठ का मंत्र इस प्रकार कहा गया है—वह भृगु, मनु और इन्दु से संयुक्त है, मेघ-पथ से प्रवाहित होता है, सरस्वती-स्वरूप है, और योग-पीठात्मा को हृदय से अर्पित है।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames a Pīṭha-mantra as a synthesis of rishi–lawgiver–lunar power (Bhṛgu, Manu, Indu) guided by Sarasvatī, emphasizing that true efficacy is ‘hārdda’—rooted in inner, heart-centered realization of the Yoga-Pīṭha’s presiding Self.
Bhakti here is expressed as inward offering: the mantra is not merely external recitation but a heart-born dedication to the Yoga-Pīṭha’s indwelling principle, with Sarasvatī (pure speech/knowledge) refining devotion into focused remembrance.
It points to mantra-vidyā and ritual-nyāsa style correspondences—linking mantra to rishi/authority (Bhṛgu), dharma-order (Manu), and lunar energy (Indu), suggesting timed or cosmically aligned recitation (megha-vartma: skyward course) under Sarasvatī’s guidance.