Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
जलदानादिकं मंत्रैर्विदध्याद्दशभिस्ततः । ध्रुवो वज्रोदके वर्म फट्सप्तार्णो जलग्रहे ॥ ७८ ॥
jaladānādikaṃ maṃtrairvidadhyāddaśabhistataḥ | dhruvo vajrodake varma phaṭsaptārṇo jalagrahe || 78 ||
Sau đó, hành giả nên cử hành nghi thức bố thí nước và các lễ liên hệ bằng mười chân ngôn. Trong đó có chân ngôn Dhruva, chân ngôn Vajrodaka, chân ngôn Varma (hộ thân); và khi nâng lấy nước thì trì chân ngôn bảy âm tiết kết thúc bằng “phaṭ”.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames jala-dāna (gift of water) as a mantra-governed rite: the offering becomes spiritually efficacious when performed with specified mantra-sequences, emphasizing purity, protection (varma), and steadiness (dhruva) in ritual action.
While technical in tone, it supports bhakti indirectly by showing how disciplined, mantra-sanctified offerings (like water-gifts) become acts of reverence; correct ritual performance is presented as a devotional expression when aligned with śāstric injunction.
It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied ritual science) and precise sequencing—using a fixed count of mantras and context-specific recitation (e.g., at jala-graha)—a hallmark of the technical/vedāṅga-oriented sections of Book 1.3.