Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मायास्त्रीबीजमर्द्धैदुयुतं स्वं स्वर्गखादिमः । पालाय सर्वाधाराय सर्वः सर्वोद्भवस्तथा ॥ ९९ ॥
māyāstrībījamarddhaiduyutaṃ svaṃ svargakhādimaḥ | pālāya sarvādhārāya sarvaḥ sarvodbhavastathā || 99 ||
तो मायाशक्तीचा स्त्रीबीजस्वरूप आहे; त्याचे स्वचिन्ह अर्धचंद्रयुक्त आहे; तो स्वर्गादि भक्षण करणारा; तोच पालक, सर्वाधार, सर्वस्व व सर्वोद्भव आहे।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/mantric context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme Lord through layered epithets—as the causal seed behind Māyā, the protector and substratum of all, and the universal source—guiding the seeker to contemplate one reality behind creation, preservation, and dissolution.
By listing divine attributes (protector, support of all, source of all), it gives concrete contemplative handles for nāma-smaraṇa and upāsanā—devotion grounded in recognizing the Lord’s all-pervading sovereignty.
The verse reads like a mantric/technical descriptor (lakṣaṇa) using symbolic markers (e.g., “half-moon”) and compact compounds—reflecting Vedāṅga-style precision used in mantra interpretation and sacred nomenclature.