Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मायाद्वयं ततः पश्चाद्दक्षिणे कालिके पदम् । पुनश्च सप्तबीजानि स्वाहांतोऽयं मनूत्तमः ॥ ३ ॥
māyādvayaṃ tataḥ paścāddakṣiṇe kālike padam | punaśca saptabījāni svāhāṃto'yaṃ manūttamaḥ || 3 ||
ನಂತರ ‘ಮಾಯಾ’ ಎಂಬ ಎರಡು ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸು; ಆಮೇಲೆ ಬಲಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಕಾಲಿಕಾ’ ಪದವನ್ನು ಇಡು. ಮತ್ತೆ ಏಳು ಬೀಜಾಕ್ಷರಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸು—ಈ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಮಂತ್ರ ‘ಸ್ವಾಹಾ’ಯಿಂದ ಅಂತ್ಯಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on mantra-vidhi)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches precise mantra-structure: the power is conveyed not only by devotion but also by correct placement of mantra-units (pada) and seed syllables (bīja), culminating in the oblation-ending “svāhā,” indicating ritual completion and offering.
Bhakti here takes a disciplined form: reverence is expressed through exact recitation and ordered construction of the deity-mantra (Kālikā), showing that devotion in the Purana often works together with properly learned ritual method.
It reflects mantra-vyavasthā (technical arrangement of syllables) akin to Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) and ritual procedure—how specific mantra-components (bīja, pada, svāhā) are sequenced for effective japa and homa.