Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
नागश्रेष्ठालंकृतांगीं रक्तनेत्रत्रयां स्मरेत् । जपेल्लक्षचतुष्कं हि दशांशं रक्तपद्मकैः ॥ ६९ ॥
nāgaśreṣṭhālaṃkṛtāṃgīṃ raktanetratrayāṃ smaret | japellakṣacatuṣkaṃ hi daśāṃśaṃ raktapadmakaiḥ || 69 ||
ശ്രേഷ്ഠ നാഗങ്ങളാൽ അലങ്കൃതമായ അംഗങ്ങളുള്ളതും മൂന്നു രക്തവർണ്ണ നേത്രങ്ങളുള്ളതുമായ ദേവിയെ സ്മരിക്കണം. മന്ത്രം നാലുലക്ഷം ജപിച്ച്, അതിന്റെ ദശാംശം ചുവന്ന താമരകളാൽ അർപ്പിക്കണം।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It prescribes a complete sādhana sequence—dhyāna (meditation on the deity’s form), mantra-japa (fixed numerical discipline), and a confirming offering (daśāṃśa oblation)—showing that inner recollection and outer rite are meant to mature together.
Bhakti here is expressed as focused remembrance (smaraṇa/dhyāna) followed by sustained japa; the offering of red lotuses functions as a devotional act that seals the vow of practice with tangible reverence.
It highlights ritual-technical counting and completion rules—performing a fixed japa target (four lakhs) and then executing daśāṃśa (one-tenth) offerings—reflecting procedural discipline akin to kalpa-style ritual method.