Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
वृतं त्रिकोणसंयुक्तं कुर्यान्मंडलमंत्रतः । यजेत्तत्राधारशक्तिं वह्निमंडलमध्यगाम् । वह्निमंडलमभ्यर्च्य महाशंखं निधापयेत् ॥ ९३ ॥
vṛtaṃ trikoṇasaṃyuktaṃ kuryānmaṃḍalamaṃtrataḥ | yajettatrādhāraśaktiṃ vahnimaṃḍalamadhyagām | vahnimaṃḍalamabhyarcya mahāśaṃkhaṃ nidhāpayet || 93 ||
Durch das Mantra zeichne man ein kreisförmiges Maṇḍala, verbunden mit einem Dreieck. Dort verehre man die Ādhāra-Śakti, die in der Mitte des Feuer-Maṇḍalas weilt. Nachdem das Feuer-Maṇḍala gebührend verehrt wurde, lege man dort die große Muschel (Mahāśaṅkha) nieder.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical ritual sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames ritual worship as a disciplined inner-and-outer alignment: establishing the mandala by mantra, honoring the foundational Ādhāra-Śakti at the center, and then installing the conch as a sacred emblem of auspicious, ordered worship.
Bhakti here is expressed through precise upacāra and sanctified space: the devotee prepares a consecrated mandala, worships the central power sustaining the rite, and places the conch—commonly associated with divine presence and purity—as an act of reverent service.
It highlights ritual-technical procedure (mantra-guided mandala construction and sequential worship), reflecting Vedāṅga-oriented discipline in correct performance—how a sacred diagram is formed, where the deity-power is invoked, and how ritual implements are installed.