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 ||
«ກຣົດຫະ» ແມ່ນອັສຕຣະ-ມັນຕຣາ (astra-mantra). ມັນຕຣານີ້ທີ່ປະກອບດ້ວຍພະຍາງຕາມທີ່ກໍານົດ ໃຫ້ໃຊ້ເພື່ອຊໍາລະດອກໄມ້ ແລະສິ່ງຂອງບູຊາອື່ນໆ. «ຕາຣາ», «ປາຊະ», «ປະຣາ», «ສະວາຫາ» ແລະມັນຕຣາ 5 ພະຍາງ ເປັນເພື່ອຊໍາລະຈິດໃຈ.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual-mantra usage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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.