Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
महाकालरतासक्तां ध्यात्वांगान्यर्चयेत्पुरा । कालीं कपालिनीं कुल्लां कुरुकुल्लां विरोधिनीम् ॥ १२ ॥
mahākālaratāsaktāṃ dhyātvāṃgānyarcayetpurā | kālīṃ kapālinīṃ kullāṃ kurukullāṃ virodhinīm || 12 ||
ជាមុន សូមធ្វើសមាធិលើទេវីដែលស្រឡាញ់ភ្ជាប់ចិត្តយ៉ាងខ្លាំងចំពោះ មហាកាល។ បន្ទាប់មក សូមបូជាអង្គ (អង្គបន្ថែម) របស់នាង។ សូមបូជានាងជា កាលី កបាលិនី គុល្លា គុរុគុល្លា និង វិរោធិនី។
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes correct ritual sequence: dhyāna (inner visualization) first, then aṅga-arcana (structured worship of auxiliary aspects), presenting multiple Śakti-names as valid contemplative and worshipful forms.
Bhakti here is expressed as focused devotion through meditation and reverential worship of the Goddess in her distinct epithets, showing that devotion can be practiced through disciplined ritual attention and sacred naming.
Ritual praxis: the procedural rule of doing dhyāna prior to arcana, and the use of aṅgas (auxiliary components) reflects technical liturgical organization akin to kalpa-style method (prayoga/vidhi) within Narada Purana’s applied sacred sciences.