Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 125
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मायास्त्राग्निप्रियांतोऽयं द्विपंचाशल्लिपिर्मनुः । अनेन नित्यं पूजतिऽन्वहं देव्यै बलिं हरेत् ॥ १२५ ॥
māyāstrāgnipriyāṃto'yaṃ dvipaṃcāśallipirmanuḥ | anena nityaṃ pūjati'nvahaṃ devyai baliṃ haret || 125 ||
“మాయా”తో ప్రారంభమై “అగ్నిప్రియా”తో ముగియు ఈ మంత్రం ద్విపంచాశల్లిపి-మంత్రం. దీనిచేత నిత్యం దేవిని పూజించి, ప్రతిదినం దేవికి బలి (నైవేద్య-ఆహుతి) సమర్పించాలి।
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, daily Devī-upāsanā through a defined mantra and a consistent bali-offering, presenting worship as a regulated sādhana rather than an occasional act.
Bhakti is expressed here as nitya-sevā—daily worship with mantra-japa and offering—showing devotion as steady, repeated remembrance and service to the Goddess.
It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa-style instruction): identifying a mantra by its opening/closing words, specifying its form (‘fifty-letter’), and prescribing daily puja with bali as a practical rite.