The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
सनत्कुमार उवाच । वाग्देवता वतारोऽन्यः कालिकेति प्रकीर्तिता । तस्या मन्त्रं प्रवक्ष्यामि भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदं नृणाम् ॥ १ ॥
sanatkumāra uvāca | vāgdevatā vatāro'nyaḥ kāliketi prakīrtitā | tasyā mantraṃ pravakṣyāmi bhuktimuktipradaṃ nṛṇām || 1 ||
سنَتکُمار نے کہا—واغ دیوی کا ایک اور اوتار ‘کالیکا’ کے نام سے مشہور ہے۔ اب میں اس کا منتر بیان کرتا ہوں، جو انسانوں کو بھوگ اور موکش دونوں عطا کرتا ہے۔
Sanatkumara
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It introduces Kālī as a form of Vāgdevī (the power of sacred speech) and frames her mantra as a means to attain both worldly well-being (bhukti) and ultimate freedom (mukti).
By presenting a mantra to be received and practiced with reverence, it points to mantra-upāsanā as a devotional discipline where divine grace is accessed through consecrated speech.
It emphasizes mantra-vidyā—precise preservation and use of sacred sound (connected to Śikṣā/phonetics and ritual application)—as a technical means for spiritual and practical results.