Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
क्रोधोऽस्त्रं मनुवर्णोऽयं मनुः पुष्पादिशोधने । तारः पाशः परा स्वाहा पंचार्णस्चित्तशोधने ॥ ९१ ॥
krodho'straṃ manuvarṇo'yaṃ manuḥ puṣpādiśodhane | tāraḥ pāśaḥ parā svāhā paṃcārṇascittaśodhane || 91 ||
‘క్రోధ’ అనేది అస్త్రమంత్రం. మనువర్ణసంయుక్తమైన ఈ మంత్రం పుష్పాది శుద్ధికి వినియోగించాలి. ‘తార’, ‘పాశ’, ‘పరా’, ‘స్వాహా’ మరియు పంచాక్షరము—చిత్తశుద్ధికి.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual-mantra usage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It links outer ritual purity (purifying flowers and offerings) with inner purity (citta-śodhana), showing that mantra-practice is meant to cleanse both the worship materials and the worshipper’s mind.
By prescribing mantras for purification, it frames bhakti as disciplined worship: offerings become fit for the deity and the devotee’s mind becomes steady and clear for remembrance and devotion.
A technical ritual procedure: selecting specific mantras (astra-mantra, Tāra/Oṁ, svāhā, and pañcākṣarī) for śodhana—purifying ritual items and performing mental purification as part of mantra-vidhi.