Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
एवं ध्यात्वा जपेल्लक्षं जुहुयादयुतं ततः । प्रसूनैः करवीरोत्थैः पूजायंत्रमथोच्यते ॥ ८ ॥
evaṃ dhyātvā japellakṣaṃ juhuyādayutaṃ tataḥ | prasūnaiḥ karavīrotthaiḥ pūjāyaṃtramathocyate || 8 ||
یوں دھیان کرکے منتر کا ایک لاکھ جپ کرے؛ پھر آگ میں دس ہزار آہوتیاں دے۔ اس کے بعد کرَوِیر (کنیر) کے پھولوں سے یَنتر پوجا کی وِدھی بتائی جاتی ہے۔
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a disciplined sādhana sequence—dhyāna (meditation), lakṣa-japa (100,000 repetitions), ayuta-homa (10,000 offerings), and yantra-pūjā—showing that inner concentration and outer rite together stabilize mantra-siddhi and devotional focus.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, sustained worship: meditation on the deity, repeated remembrance through japa, sacrificial offering through homa, and honoring the deity’s symbolic seat through yantra-pūjā—devotion structured as consistent practice.
It highlights prayoga-style ritual know-how: prescribed counts (lakṣa/ayuta), sequencing of japa and homa, and dravya-niyama (use of specific flowers like karavīra) for yantra worship—typical of technical disciplines associated with Kalpa (ritual procedure).