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 ||
Dix Manus sont proclamés ; cela s’appelle l’établissement de l’offrande d’arghya. Par les deux marques lunaires, mois après mois, Māyā façonne les mondes, créant le domaine terrestre comme demeure.
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.