Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
ब्रह्मा विष्णुः शिवो गौरी लक्ष्मीर्गणपती रविः । पूजिताः सकला देवा यः कालीं पूजयेत्सदा ॥ ३४ ॥
brahmā viṣṇuḥ śivo gaurī lakṣmīrgaṇapatī raviḥ | pūjitāḥ sakalā devā yaḥ kālīṃ pūjayetsadā || 34 ||
Si Brahmā, Viṣṇu, Śiva, Gaurī, Lakṣmī, Gaṇapati, at ang Araw—oo, ang lahat ng mga deva—ay itinuturing na napupurihan na ng sinumang laging sumasamba kay Kālī.
Sanatkumāra (in dialogue with Nārada, within the Purva Bhāga instructional frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a unifying principle of worship: steadfast devotion to Kālī is presented as encompassing reverence to the entire pantheon, emphasizing the One accessed through a chosen form (iṣṭa-devatā).
By praising continuous worship (sadā-pūjā), the verse highlights bhakti as constancy and single-pointedness—devotion to Kālī becomes a complete devotional practice that implicitly honours all divine powers.
The verse functions as a phala-śruti used in ritual contexts: it supports the pūjā-vidhi by stating the fruit of the act (worship of all deities), reinforcing how mantras and ritual statements guide intention (saṅkalpa) and practice.
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