The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
कारिण्यंते दीर्घवर्म अस्त्रं वह्निप्रियांतिमः । त्रयोविंशतिवर्णात्मा शिखाया बंधने मनुः ॥ ८२ ॥
kāriṇyaṃte dīrghavarma astraṃ vahnipriyāṃtimaḥ | trayoviṃśativarṇātmā śikhāyā baṃdhane manuḥ || 82 ||
Ang “Kāriṇyaṃte” at “Dīrghavarma”—ito ang Astra-mantra; at ang pangwakas na bahagi nito ay “Vahnipriyāntimaḥ”. Binubuo ng dalawampu’t tatlong pantig, ito ang Manu (banal na pormula) na ginagamit sa pagbibigkis at pagseseguro ng śikhā (tuktok na buhol ng buhok).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Śikṣā-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It preserves a technical mantra-prayoga: the verse defines an astra-mantra by its opening/closing words and its exact syllable-count, emphasizing disciplined Vedic application where correctness (varṇa, mātrā, and structure) safeguards ritual efficacy.
Indirectly: it shows that devotion in the Purāṇic-Vedic framework is supported by precise sacred practice—offering one’s actions to the divine through correctly transmitted mantras and ritual discipline.
Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-lakṣaṇa: identifying a mantra by its incipit and ending (ādi/anta), and specifying its exact syllable-count (trayoviṃśati-varṇa), along with its ritual use in śikhā-bandhana.