Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 133

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

तारः पद्मे युग तंद्री वियद्दीर्घं च लोहितः । अत्रिर्विषभगारूढो वदत्पद्मावतीपदम् ॥ १३३ ॥

Transliteration

tāraḥ padme yuga taṃdrī viyaddīrghaṃ ca lohitaḥ | atrirviṣabhagārūḍho vadatpadmāvatīpadam || 133 ||

Translation

‘தார’ (பிரகஸ்பதி) பத்ம நிலையிலுள்ளார்; யுகம், தந்திரி, மேலும் வியத்-தீர்கம் மற்றும் லோஹிதமும். ரிஷபாரூடரான அத்ரி ‘பத்மாவதி’ பதத்தை உரைக்கிறார்॥१३३॥

Word by Word

• तारः: Tāra (name)
• तारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• पद्मे: in/at the lotus
• पद्मे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युग: yuga; age/epoch
• युग: Sambandha/Other (सम्बन्ध/अनिर्णीत)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन (रूपसाम्य)

• तन्द्री: drowsiness; lethargy
• तन्द्री: Sambandha/Other (सम्बन्ध/अनिर्णीत)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तन्द्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वियत्-दीर्घम्: sky-long; very long like the sky
• वियत्-दीर्घम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वियत् (प्रातिपदिक) + दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'वियतः दीर्घम्' = sky-long)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Other (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• लोहितः: red
• लोहितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अत्रिः: Atri (name)
• अत्रिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अत्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वृषभ-ग-आरूढः: mounted on a bull
• वृषभ-ग-आरूढः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृषभ (प्रातिपदिक) + ग (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त; √रुह्/रुहँ आरोहणे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (वृषभे गः = वृषभ-गः; तस्मिन् आरूढः = mounted on the bull-goer/one who goes on a bull)

• वदत्-पद्मावती-पदम्: the word/term ‘Padmāvatī’ to be spoken
• वदत्-पद्मावती-पदम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदत् (कृदन्त; √वद् वदँ व्यक्तायां वाचि) + पद्मावती (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वदतः पद्मावतीपदम् = 'the Padmāvatī-word/foot' to be uttered)

Speaker

Narada (within a Vedanga/astronomical-astrological listing, taught in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Tara (Brihaspati/Jupiter)
• Atri
• Vrishabha (Bull)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It preserves Jyotiṣa-style technical nomenclature—names of stations/divisions and seer-linked utterances—supporting dharmic practice by emphasizing correct knowledge of time and cosmic order (ṛta) as a foundation for ritual and spiritual discipline.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: Bhakti practices in the Purāṇas are often tied to proper observance of sacred times (tithis, muhūrtas, planetary/nakṣatra considerations). This verse contributes the technical time-cosmos vocabulary that enables devotees to align vows and worship with auspicious timing.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga: specialized labels for astral/temporal divisions and associations (e.g., Tāra/Bṛhaspati, Lohita, named stations like Padma/Padmāvatī), used for calendrics and determining suitable ritual timing.