Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31

The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras

Kālī and Tārā Vidyās

Devanagari script

असृजी महिषादीनां कालिकां यस्तु तर्पयेत् । तस्य स्युरचिरादेव करस्थाः सर्वसिद्धयः ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

asṛjī mahiṣādīnāṃ kālikāṃ yastu tarpayet | tasya syuracirādeva karasthāḥ sarvasiddhayaḥ || 31 ||

Translation

Sinumang maghandog ng tarpaṇa kay Kālikā gamit ang dugo ng kalabaw at mga katulad nito—sa kanya, ang lahat ng siddhi ay darating agad, na wari’y nasa sariling kamay na niya.

Word by Word

• असृजी: bloody (offering/thing), blood(-related)
• असृजी: Karma (कर्म/Object qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (असृजी = रक्तवती/रक्तधारा इत्यर्थे, पाठभेदसम्भवः)

• महिष-आदीनाम्: of buffaloes and others
• महिष-आदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (महिषादयः येषां ते)

• कालिकाम्: Kālikā (the goddess)
• कालिकाम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (particle, emphasis/contrast)

• तर्पयेत्: should propitiate, satisfy
• तर्पयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; causative sense in usage “to satisfy/propitiate”

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• स्युः: would be
• स्युः: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (soon)

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (emphatic particle)

• कर-स्थाः: in (his) hand, at hand
• कर-स्थाः: Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (करे स्थाः)

• सर्व-सिद्धयः: all accomplishments/powers
• सर्व-सिद्धयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (सर्वाः सिद्धयः)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a vidhi/technical-ritual context, addressed to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kālikā

FAQs

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

The verse highlights a results-oriented (siddhi-prada) ritual logic: specific offerings made with correct vidhi to a specific devatā are said to yield swift, tangible attainments—“in one’s hand,” meaning readily accessible.

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

It presents a form of devatā-upāsanā where devotion is expressed through prescribed offerings (tarpaṇa) to Kālikā; the emphasis is on ritual propitiation as a devotional act that is believed to produce immediate fruits.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (vidhi) and correct application of offerings—an applied, technical dimension aligned with kalpa-style practice: who is worshiped, with what substance, and what result is traditionally associated.