Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
Yakṣiṇī-Mantra-Sādhana Nirūpaṇa
Lakṣmī-avatāra-vidyāḥ: Bālā, Annapūrṇā, Bagalā
मंदगापि च भोगस्था भाविका षोडशी स्मृता । भूगृहस्य चतुर्दिक्षु पूर्वादिषु यजेत्क्रमात् ॥ ९२ ॥
maṃdagāpi ca bhogasthā bhāvikā ṣoḍaśī smṛtā | bhūgṛhasya caturdikṣu pūrvādiṣu yajetkramāt || 92 ||
‘മന്ദഗാ’, ‘ഭോഗസ്ഥാ’, ‘ഭാവികാ’, ‘ഷോഡശീ’ എന്നും സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു। ഭൂഗൃഹത്തിന്റെ നാലു ദിക്കുകളിലും—കിഴക്കിൽ നിന്ന് ക്രമമായി—പൂജിക്കണം।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that sacred power is approached through order (krama) and orientation (dik): worship aligned to the directions disciplines the mind and makes the rite conform to śāstric harmony.
Bhakti here takes a procedural form: reverence is expressed by honoring the prescribed deities/śaktis in the correct directional sequence, showing obedience and attentiveness as offerings of devotion.
Ritual-technical knowledge of worship order and spatial arrangement—directional placement and sequential invocation—reflecting applied Kalpa (ritual procedure) and allied vastu-like layout discipline.