Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 122
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
पद्नालयां परां शोभां ब्रह्मरूपां ततोऽर्चयेत् । ब्राह्ययाद्याः शारणा बाह्ये पूजयेत्प्रोक्तलक्षणाः ॥ १२२ ॥
padnālayāṃ parāṃ śobhāṃ brahmarūpāṃ tato'rcayet | brāhyayādyāḥ śāraṇā bāhye pūjayetproktalakṣaṇāḥ || 122 ||
Then one should worship Padmālayā—of supreme splendor and of the nature of Brahman. Outside the main sanctified area, one should also worship the Śāraṇā deities beginning with Brāhyayā, in accordance with the characteristics already described.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It places the worship of Padmālayā at the center as a manifestation of Brahman-like radiance, while also insisting that protective/attendant deities be honored in their proper outer stations—showing that complete worship includes both the principal deity and the supporting divine order.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence: devotion is not only emotion but correct, sequential worship—first the supreme, Brahman-natured form (Padmālayā), then the prescribed attendants—so that devotion aligns with śāstra-based procedure.
Ritual application and lakṣaṇa (defining ritual/iconographic features) are emphasized—practical know-how for correctly placing and honoring deities (inner vs. outer worship), reflecting śāstra-guided liturgical method rather than improvisation.