Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 139
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
पाशांकुशाभयाभीष्टधारिण्योऽरुणविग्रहाः । पत्राग्रेषु पुनः पूज्या लक्ष्म्याद्या वल्लकीकराः ॥ १३९ ॥
pāśāṃkuśābhayābhīṣṭadhāriṇyo'ruṇavigrahāḥ | patrāgreṣu punaḥ pūjyā lakṣmyādyā vallakīkarāḥ || 139 ||
വീണ്ടും ഇലകളുടെ അഗ്രങ്ങളിൽ ലക്ഷ്മി മുതലായവരെ പൂജിക്കണം—വീണ കൈയിൽ ധരിച്ച്, അരുണവർണ്ണ വിഗ്രഹങ്ങളായി, പാശ-അങ്കുശധാരിണികളായി, അഭയവും അഭീഷ്ടഫലവും നൽകുന്നവരെ।
Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual context, as part of the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes precise upacāra and iconographic meditation: worship is performed by placing invoked śaktis (beginning with Lakṣmī) at specific ritual locations (leaf-tips), visualizing them as boon-giving protectors who remove fear and fulfill righteous desires.
Bhakti here is expressed as careful, loving, and attentive worship—honoring Lakṣmī and associated goddesses with clear dhyāna (forms and symbols) and correct placement, turning devotion into a disciplined, focused offering.
It reflects Kalpa-style procedural ritual knowledge (a Vedāṅga-linked discipline): where to place worship-items (patra-agreṣu), how to visualize deity attributes (pāśa, aṅkuśa, abhaya), and how to structure a step-by-step pūjā sequence.