Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
तेनाश्वमेधप्रमुखैर्यागौरिष्टं सुजन्मना । दत्तं दानं तपस्तप्तं उपास्ते यस्तु कालिकाम् ॥ ३३ ॥
tenāśvamedhapramukhairyāgauriṣṭaṃ sujanmanā | dattaṃ dānaṃ tapastaptaṃ upāste yastu kālikām || 33 ||
Sa taong marangal ang kapanganakan, ang mga yajña na nagsisimula sa Aśvamedha ay naisagawa nang wasto; nagkaloob siya ng dāna at nagsagawa ng tapas—ngunit ang sumasamba kay Inang Kālikā ay nakakamit ang bunga ng lahat ng iyon.
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; exact speaker not explicit in the provided excerpt)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates sincere worship (upāsanā) of Kālikā as spiritually equivalent to the combined merits of major yajñas, charity, and austerity—showing that concentrated devotion can match vast ritual merit.
By stating that the worshipper of Kālikā gains the same fruit as extensive sacrificial and ascetic disciplines, the verse highlights bhakti/upāsanā as a direct, potent means to obtain religious merit and spiritual fulfillment.
It points to the ritual framework of śrauta-yāgas (e.g., Aśvamedha) and their phala (results), implying knowledge of kalpa (ritual procedure) and the doctrine of ritual fruits, while contrasting it with focused deity-upāsanā.