Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 103
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मुद्रां त्रिखंडां संदर्श्य पूजयेच्चंद्रमंडलम् । वाक्सत्यपद्मागगने रेफानुग्रहबिंदुयुक् ॥ १०३ ॥
mudrāṃ trikhaṃḍāṃ saṃdarśya pūjayeccaṃdramaṃḍalam | vāksatyapadmāgagane rephānugrahabiṃduyuk || 103 ||
त्रिखण्डां मुद्रां प्रदर्श्य चन्द्रमण्डलं पूजयेत्। “वाक्–सत्य–पद्मा–गगने” इति बीजेन, रेफानुग्रहबिन्दुयुता विधिना॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/ritual-technical sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links correct outer ritual (mudrā and pūjā of the candramaṇḍala) with precise inner power of sound (mantra-formation using repha and bindu), implying that spiritual efficacy depends on disciplined, accurate sacred speech.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent upāsanā—worship of the lunar deity through a prescribed gesture and mantra—showing devotion as attentive, rule-guided offering rather than mere emotion.
It highlights mantra-śāstra/phonetics and ritual technique: how syllabic features like repha (‘ra’) and bindu (anusvāra) function as deliberate components of a mantra used in a specific worship procedure.