Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
आनीय पूजयेन्नारीं छिन्नमस्तास्वरूपिणीम् । सुन्दरीं यौवनाक्रांतां नरपञ्चकगामिनीम् ॥ ३३ ॥
ānīya pūjayennārīṃ chinnamastāsvarūpiṇīm | sundarīṃ yauvanākrāṃtāṃ narapañcakagāminīm || 33 ||
अशी स्त्री आणून, तिला छिन्नमस्तेचे स्वरूप मानून पूजावे—ती सुंदरी, यौवनाने परिपूर्ण आणि पाच पुरुषांच्या समूहासह असावी।
Narada (in instruction mode within a ritual/vidhi context, as transmitted in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse frames a ritual identification (bhāva) in which a woman is to be revered as the living embodiment of the goddess Chinnamastā, emphasizing deity-visualization and consecrated worship within a specific vidhi.
Here devotion is expressed through formal worship (pūjā) and sacred identification of the divine presence; it illustrates bhakti as disciplined ritual reverence rather than narrative praise.
The practical takeaway is ritual procedure (vidhi) and correct application of worship-terms and roles; it aligns most closely with Kalpa-style ritual instruction rather than grammar or astrology.