Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
हुनेत्क्षीराज्यसंमिश्रैः शंखं संस्थाप्य संजपेत् । नारीं पश्यन्स्पृशन्गच्छन्महानिशि बलिं चरेत् ॥ ७० ॥
hunetkṣīrājyasaṃmiśraiḥ śaṃkhaṃ saṃsthāpya saṃjapet | nārīṃ paśyanspṛśangacchanmahāniśi baliṃ caret || 70 ||
Hendaklah ia mempersembahkan oblation dengan campuran susu dan ghee; setelah menegakkan sangkha, hendaklah ia ber-japa. Pada Mahā-niśā (ritus tengah malam), ketika memandang seorang wanita, menyentuhnya dan pergi kepadanya, hendaklah ia juga melakukan persembahan bali.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It outlines a specific ritual sequence—homa with milk-ghee, establishing a conch as a sacred ritual support, sustained mantra-japa, and a midnight bali—indicating a tightly prescribed observance where offerings and recitation are coordinated for ritual efficacy.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship through offerings and mantra-japa; devotion is operationalized as precise ritual action rather than mere sentiment, aligning the practitioner’s senses and conduct with the rite.
It highlights procedural ritual know-how—homa materials (kṣīra/ājya), installation of a ritual object (śaṅkha), timing (mahāniśi), and the auxiliary practice of bali—reflecting applied kalpa-style instruction (ritual method) within the technical teachings.