Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
कुसुमैर्जुहुयात्पीठे बालायाः पूजयेदिमाम् । चंदनागुरुचंद्राद्यैः पूजार्थं यंत्रमालिखेत् ॥ ८९ ॥
kusumairjuhuyātpīṭhe bālāyāḥ pūjayedimām | caṃdanāgurucaṃdrādyaiḥ pūjārthaṃ yaṃtramālikhet || 89 ||
Di atas pīṭha, persembahkan homa dengan bunga dan pujilah Dewi Bālā ini. Untuk pemujaan, gambarlah yantra dengan cendana, agaru, kapur barus, dan wewangian lainnya.
Narada (teaching in a procedural/ritual context; dialogue tradition commonly with Sanatkumara)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames worship as a disciplined ritual technology: offerings (homa), reverent pūjā, and yantra-inscription together focus the mind and consecrate the space for the deity’s presence.
Bhakti here is expressed through concrete upacāras—flower offerings, respectful worship, and preparing a sacred yantra—showing devotion as attentive service performed with purity and fragrance (sāttvika dravyas).
It highlights applied ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice): correct altar-seat usage, prescribed offerings, and the technical act of yantra-lekhana using specific aromatic materials.