Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 61
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
शिरोमालामसृग्लिप्तस्तनीं जपवटीं करैः । विद्यामभीतिं च वरं दधतीं त्रीक्षणाननाम् ॥ ६१ ॥
śiromālāmasṛgliptastanīṃ japavaṭīṃ karaiḥ | vidyāmabhītiṃ ca varaṃ dadhatīṃ trīkṣaṇānanām || 61 ||
तिचे स्तन रक्तलिप्त आहेत आणि शिरावर माळा आहे; हातांत जपमाळ व कपालपात्र धारण करते; ती विद्या, अभय आणि वर देते—त्रिनेत्री, घोरमुखी देवी।
Narada (in a descriptive/recitational passage within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It functions as a dhyāna-style iconographic cue: the Goddess is visualized as both fierce and beneficent—terrifying to obstacles yet bestowing vidyā (spiritual knowledge), abhaya (protection), and vara (boons) to the devotee.
By giving a concrete form for contemplation—hands, emblems, and attributes—the verse supports bhakti through focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and mantra-japa, making devotion steady via visualization and reverent awe.
The practical emphasis is on ritual-application: mantra-japa (japa) supported by dhyāna/iconography—tools used alongside śikṣā (correct recitation) and kalpa-style worship procedure, even if a specific Vedāṅga is not named directly.