Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
मंडलं सर्वतोभद्रं धान्यवर्णैः प्रकल्प्य च । सुशोभने न्यसेत्तत्र कलशं ताम्रजं मुने ॥ २८ ॥
maṃḍalaṃ sarvatobhadraṃ dhānyavarṇaiḥ prakalpya ca | suśobhane nyasettatra kalaśaṃ tāmrajaṃ mune || 28 ||
വിവിധ വർണ്ണത്തിലുള്ള ധാന്യങ്ങളാൽ സർവതോഭദ്ര മണ്ഡലം ഒരുക്കി, ഹേ മുനേ, മനോഹരമായി അലങ്കരിച്ച സ്ഥലത്ത് അവിടെ താമ്രകലശം സ്ഥാപിക്കണം।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that outer purity and auspicious arrangement—creating a protective sarvatobhadra maṇḍala and installing the kalaśa—supports inner steadiness and invites divine presence for successful worship.
Bhakti is expressed through careful, reverent preparation of the worship space; arranging the maṇḍala and placing the kalaśa becomes a devotional act that centers the mind on the Deity before mantra and offering.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and related prayoga-knowledge: constructing a specific maṇḍala pattern, using prescribed materials (colored grains), and performing kalaśa-sthāpana as part of a formal puja sequence.