Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
अनया भूतशुद्ध्या तु देवीसादृश्यमाप्नुयात् । तारोऽनंतो भगुः कर्णो पद्मनाभयुतो बली ॥ ८८ ॥
anayā bhūtaśuddhyā tu devīsādṛśyamāpnuyāt | tāro'naṃto bhaguḥ karṇo padmanābhayuto balī || 88 ||
या भूतशुद्धीच्या साधनेने साधक निश्चयाने देवीसदृशता प्राप्त करतो. तो तारा, अनंत, भगु, कर्ण आणि पद्मनाभयुक्त महाबली होतो.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical mantra/ritual practice)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states that bhūtaśuddhi (inner purification of the elemental body) refines the practitioner’s consciousness so it becomes “devī-sādṛśya”—aligned with divine power—supporting devatā-sādhana and higher mantra efficacy.
By linking purification to being “endowed with Padmanābha,” it implies that inner ritual purity is meant to culminate in God-centered remembrance—here, Vishnu (Padmanābha)—so practice matures into devotional alignment rather than mere technique.
It highlights applied ritual-technology: bhūtaśuddhi as a preparatory procedure in mantra practice (a technical, śāstra-guided discipline associated with Vedāṅga-style precision in pronunciation, procedure, and meditative visualization).