Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
मनवो दश संप्रोक्ता अर्ध्यस्थापनमुच्यते । सेंदुभ्यां मासतो माया भुवं संसृज्य भूगृहम् ॥ ९२ ॥
manavo daśa saṃproktā ardhyasthāpanamucyate | seṃdubhyāṃ māsato māyā bhuvaṃ saṃsṛjya bhūgṛham || 92 ||
দশ মনু ঘোষণা কৰা হৈছে; ইয়াক অৰ্ঘ্যস্থাপন বোলা হয়। চন্দ্ৰচিহ্নদ্বয়সহ মায়া মাহে মাহে ভুবন সৃষ্টি কৰি, ভূগৃহক বাসস্থান ৰূপে গঢ়ে।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue responding to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links ritual order (arghya-sthāpana) with cosmic order: time measured through lunar cycles is presented as the framework through which Māyā continually manifests the inhabited world.
By emphasizing disciplined, time-aligned worship (such as arghya and monthly observances), it supports bhakti as a regulated practice where devotion is harmonized with sacred time (kāla).
Kāla-nirṇaya (time-determination) tied to lunar reckoning—useful for fixing months and scheduling ritual acts like arghya offerings and other vrata-based observances.