Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
देवीरूपं स्वमात्मानं चक्रं शक्तीः समंततः । भावयन्विषयैः पुष्पैः पूजयंस्तन्मयो भवेत् ॥ ८३ ॥
devīrūpaṃ svamātmānaṃ cakraṃ śaktīḥ samaṃtataḥ | bhāvayanviṣayaiḥ puṣpaiḥ pūjayaṃstanmayo bhavet || 83 ||
Méditant que son propre Soi est la forme même de la Déesse, et que le cercle du chakra alentour est constitué de ses Śakti de tous côtés, celui qui l’adore avec les « fleurs » des objets des sens s’absorbe en Elle et devient de sa nature.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on ritual/inner worship methodology)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches internalized worship (bhāvanā): seeing the Self as Devī and the ritual circle as her Śaktis, so that worship culminates in tanmayatā—complete absorption/identity with the deity.
Bhakti here is not only external offering; it is devotional contemplation where every experience (viṣaya) is transformed into an offering, leading to single-pointed devotion that ripens into union with the worshipped Devī.
It reflects applied ritual-technology: visualization (bhāvanā), maṇḍala/cakra arrangement, and śakti-contemplation—procedural knowledge aligned with kalpa-style ritual method and mantra-upāsanā practice.