Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मातृकोक्तस्थले माया तृतीयक्रोधपूर्वकान् । चतुर्थीनमसायुक्तान्प्रथमो न्यास ईरितः ॥ ४० ॥
mātṛkoktasthale māyā tṛtīyakrodhapūrvakān | caturthīnamasāyuktānprathamo nyāsa īritaḥ || 40 ||
मातृकेने सांगितलेल्या स्थानी ‘माया’चा न्यास करावा; आणि तृतीय-क्रमात ‘क्रोध’पासून सुरू होणारे अक्षर चतुर्थी-विभक्ती व ‘नमः’ यांसह जोडून ठेवावेत. हाच प्रथम न्यास सांगितला आहे.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that mantra-power is stabilized through nyāsa—formally ‘installing’ sacred syllables onto prescribed bodily/ritual locations—so the practitioner’s body becomes a fit vessel for worship and concentration.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by structuring worship: the use of “namaḥ” (salutation) frames the practice in surrender, making mantra-recitation an act of reverence rather than mere technique.
It highlights precise mantra-application rules—case-usage (caturthī/dative), correct joining of syllables, and prescribed placements—reflecting the discipline of śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (grammar) as they inform ritual correctness.