Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
प्रणवः शांतिररुणाक्रियाढ्याचन्द्रभूषिताः । बगलामुखसर्वांते इंधिकाह्रादिनीयुता ॥ ८३ ॥
praṇavaḥ śāṃtiraruṇākriyāḍhyācandrabhūṣitāḥ | bagalāmukhasarvāṃte iṃdhikāhrādinīyutā || 83 ||
‘پرنَو’ اور ‘شانتی’؛ عملِ رسم سے بھرپور ‘ارُنا’؛ چاند سے آراستہ ‘چندر بھوشِتا’؛ اور ‘بگلامکھی’ کے ذریعے سب کا انجام کرنے والی قوت—‘اِندھِکا’ اور ‘ہْرادِنی’ سمیت—یہ نامی صورتیں یہاں شمار کی گئی ہیں۔
Narada (in a technical enumeration within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It lists specific mantra/śakti-names—beginning with Praṇava (Oṁ) and Śānti—showing how the text systematizes sacred sound and ritual powers as discrete, invocable forms.
While primarily technical, it supports bhakti by framing divine power as approachable through named mantra-forms; devotion is expressed as disciplined recitation and reverent ritual alignment with these śaktis.
The verse reflects a technical cataloging style used in ritual sciences—useful for mantra-prayoga and correct liturgical sequencing—closely aligned with Vedanga concerns like precise recitation and ritual procedure.