Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
वाणदेवीस्तद्वदेव शक्तीरष्टसु योनिषु । सुभगाख्या भागा पश्चात्तृतीया भगसर्पिणी ॥ २६ ॥
vāṇadevīstadvadeva śaktīraṣṭasu yoniṣu | subhagākhyā bhāgā paścāttṛtīyā bhagasarpiṇī || 26 ||
اسی طرح وانی دیوی سے وابستہ شکتیوں کو آٹھ یونی-اقسام میں موجود سمجھنا چاہیے۔ ان میں ‘سُبھگا’ نام والی ‘بھاگا’ ہے، اور اس کے بعد تیسری ‘بھگسرپِنی’ ہے۔
Sage Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames speech (vāk) as a divine, structured power—Śaktis operating across fundamental origin-categories—implying that mantra and sacred recitation work through specific, nameable energies rather than mere sound.
By treating speech as Śakti, it supports bhakti practices like nāma-japa and stotra-pāṭha: devotion becomes effective when voiced with awareness of vāk’s sacred power and disciplined utterance.
It aligns with Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (grammar): correct, empowered speech is presented as systematic—classified and taught—underscoring precision in pronunciation and verbal formulation for mantra and ritual recitation.