The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
नवार्कमंडलं चेष्ट्वा सलिलं मूलमंत्रतः । प्रपूरयेत्सुधाबुद्ध्या गंधपुष्पाक्षतादिभिः ॥ १०२ ॥
navārkamaṃḍalaṃ ceṣṭvā salilaṃ mūlamaṃtrataḥ | prapūrayetsudhābuddhyā gaṃdhapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ || 102 ||
ନବ ଅର୍କମଣ୍ଡଳ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ କରି, ମୂଳମନ୍ତ୍ରଦ୍ୱାରା ଜଳକୁ ସଂସ୍କାର କରିବ; ପରେ ତାହାକୁ ଅମୃତବୁଦ୍ଧିରେ ଗନ୍ଧ, ପୁଷ୍ପ, ଅକ୍ଷତ ଆଦିଦ୍ୱାରା ପୂରଣ କରିବ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches bhāva (inner attitude) alongside ritual correctness: water is sanctified by the root mantra and then treated as ‘nectar,’ making the offering spiritually potent, not merely material.
By instructing ‘sudhā-buddhi’—seeing the offering as divine nectar—it emphasizes devotional intention (reverent perception) as essential to worship, not just external items like flowers and akṣata.
It reflects mantra-prayoga (applied mantra procedure) and ritual sequencing—preparing the maṇḍala, consecrating water with the mūla-mantra, and completing the rite with standard pūjā upacāras (gandha, puṣpa, akṣata).