The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
क्रोधोऽस्त्रं मनुवर्णोऽयं मनुः पुष्पादिशोधने । तारः पाशः परा स्वाहा पंचार्णस्चित्तशोधने ॥ ९१ ॥
krodho'straṃ manuvarṇo'yaṃ manuḥ puṣpādiśodhane | tāraḥ pāśaḥ parā svāhā paṃcārṇascittaśodhane || 91 ||
“Krodha” là astra-mantra. Thần chú này, kết thành từ các âm tiết đã quy định, dùng để tịnh hóa hoa và các vật phẩm nghi lễ khác. “Tāra”, “Pāśa”, “Parā”, “Svāhā” và thần chú năm âm tiết là để tịnh hóa tâm.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical ritual-mantra usage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
It links outer ritual purity (purifying flowers and offerings) with inner purity (citta-śodhana), showing that mantra-practice is meant to cleanse both the worship materials and the worshipper’s mind.
By prescribing mantras for purification, it frames bhakti as disciplined worship: offerings become fit for the deity and the devotee’s mind becomes steady and clear for remembrance and devotion.
A technical ritual procedure: selecting specific mantras (astra-mantra, Tāra/Oṁ, svāhā, and pañcākṣarī) for śodhana—purifying ritual items and performing mental purification as part of mantra-vidhi.