Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
क्रोधोऽस्त्रं मनुवर्णोऽयं मनुः पुष्पादिशोधने । तारः पाशः परा स्वाहा पंचार्णस्चित्तशोधने ॥ ९१ ॥
krodho'straṃ manuvarṇo'yaṃ manuḥ puṣpādiśodhane | tāraḥ pāśaḥ parā svāhā paṃcārṇascittaśodhane || 91 ||
«ក្រធ» គឺជាមន្តអស្រ្ត (astra-mantra)។ មន្តនេះ ដែលបង្កើតពីព្យាង្គតាមវិធីកំណត់ ត្រូវប្រើសម្រាប់បរិសុទ្ធផ្កា និងវត្ថុបូជាផ្សេងៗ។ «តារា», «បាស», «បរា», «ស្វាហា» និងមន្តប្រាំព្យាង្គ គឺសម្រាប់បរិសុទ្ធចិត្ត។
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual-mantra usage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It links outer ritual purity (purifying flowers and offerings) with inner purity (citta-śodhana), showing that mantra-practice is meant to cleanse both the worship materials and the worshipper’s mind.
By prescribing mantras for purification, it frames bhakti as disciplined worship: offerings become fit for the deity and the devotee’s mind becomes steady and clear for remembrance and devotion.
A technical ritual procedure: selecting specific mantras (astra-mantra, Tāra/Oṁ, svāhā, and pañcākṣarī) for śodhana—purifying ritual items and performing mental purification as part of mantra-vidhi.