Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 140
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
वह्निरूपा तथा दस्रा ह्यमाविघ्ना भुजंगमा । षण्मुखा रविरूपा च माता दुर्गा दिशा तथा ॥ १४० ॥
vahnirūpā tathā dasrā hyamāvighnā bhujaṃgamā | ṣaṇmukhā ravirūpā ca mātā durgā diśā tathā || 140 ||
彼女は火の姿であり、また力と癒やしを授ける者。まことに障碍を除き、蛇の霊力（クンダリニー）としても住する。六つの御顔を持ち、太陽の本性であり、母なるドゥルガー、さらに諸方位を司る力でもある。
Narada (instructive narration within Vedanga-oriented enumeration of devata-forms)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse compresses a theological map of the Divine Mother’s many functional manifestations—fire (purification), sun (illumination), directions (protection and order), and serpent-power (latent energy)—showing that one Shakti operates through multiple cosmic and ritual domains.
By presenting Durgā as the all-pervading Mother who removes obstacles and sustains cosmic order, the verse supports bhakti as wholehearted reliance on the Divine—seeing one compassionate power behind varied forms encountered in worship and daily life.
It reflects the Vedanga-style method of devata-nirūpaṇa—linking deities to elemental forces (Agni), luminaries (Ravi), and spatial quarters (Diśā) used in ritual orientation, protective rites, and certain jyotiṣa-informed (astrological) considerations of direction and solar power.