Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
चतुष्पदा ब्रह्मदंडा ब्रह्माणी दक्षिणानना । षड्विंशतत्त्वसंयुक्ता पातु मे दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥ १४३ ॥
catuṣpadā brahmadaṃḍā brahmāṇī dakṣiṇānanā | ṣaḍviṃśatattvasaṃyuktā pātu me dakṣiṇāṃ diśam || 143 ||
Que Brahmāṇī—aux quatre pas, portant le bâton de Brahmā, tournée vers le sud et unie aux vingt-six tattvas—me protège dans la direction du midi.
Narada (within a didactic recitation transmitted in the Narada Purana’s technical/ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It functions as a directional-protection (dik-rakṣā) invocation, aligning the practitioner with a presiding divine power (Brahmāṇī) to safeguard the southern quarter through mantra and contemplative visualization.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent surrender—requesting protection from the deity with specific attributes (form, direction, emblem), cultivating focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and dependence on divine grace.
It reflects applied ritual knowledge: using mantric formulas with precise iconographic and directional specifications—an approach consistent with auxiliary disciplines used in correct recitation and ritual deployment (e.g., śikṣā for sound/intonation and kalpa-style procedural framing).