Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

पूर्वोक्तां पूजयेत्त्वेनां मूलेनाथ प्रतर्पयेत् । तर्जनूमध्यमानामाकनिष्ठाभिर्महेश्वरीम् ॥ १०६ ॥

Transliteration

pūrvoktāṃ pūjayettvenāṃ mūlenātha pratarpayet | tarjanūmadhyamānāmākaniṣṭhābhirmaheśvarīm || 106 ||

Translation

ตามวิธีที่กล่าวไว้ก่อนแล้ว พึงบูชาพระเทวีนั้น จากนั้นด้วยมูลมนตร์ทำตัรปณะและการถวายเพื่อให้ทรงพอพระทัย และพึงทำนยาส/บูชาพระมหेशวรีด้วยนิ้วชี้ นิ้วกลาง นิ้วนาง และนิ้วก้อย॥๑๐๖॥

Word by Word

• पूर्वोक्ताम्: previously stated (one)
• पूर्वोक्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्वोक्त (प्रातिपदिक; पूर्व + उक्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘पूर्वेण उक्ता’ इति

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ताम्: her/that (goddess)
• ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एनाम्: this/her (emphatic)
• एनाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-प्रयोग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enad-form)

• मूलेन: with the root (mantra)
• मूलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘मूल-मन्त्रेण’ इत्यर्थः

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• प्रतर्पयेत्: should satisfy/offer oblations to
• प्रतर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; causative-sense in ritual usage ‘to satiate/offer’

• तर्जनी-उ-मध्यम-अनामिका-कनिष्ठाभिः: with the index, middle, ring, and little fingers
• तर्जनी-उ-मध्यम-अनामिका-कनिष्ठाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर्जनी (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्यम (प्रातिपदिक) + अनामिका (प्रातिपदिक) + कनिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (copulative): ‘तर्जनी च मध्यमिका च अनामिका च कनिष्ठा च’

• महेश्वरीम्: Maheshvarī (the Goddess)
• महेश्वरीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vidhi/ritual-technical sequence within Book 1.3)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvarī

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that correct worship is both devotional and methodical: the deity is honored through prior prescribed steps, then specifically satisfied through mūla-mantra recitation and tarpana (propitiatory offerings).

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

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive service—worship performed as taught, with mantra and offerings—showing devotion guided by disciplined ritual remembrance of the deity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual application of mantra (mūla-mantra) and a nyāsa-like use of fingers/hand-positions, reflecting technical liturgical practice aligned with śrauta/smārta-tantric procedural knowledge.