Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
The Account of the Lalitā Hymn, the Protective Armor
Kavaca), and the Thousand Names (Sahasranāma
सर्वमंगलिका चापि ज्वालामालिनिसंज्ञिता । चित्रा चेति क्रमान्नित्याः षोडशपीष्टविग्रहाः ॥ ४२ ॥
sarvamaṃgalikā cāpi jvālāmālinisaṃjñitā | citrā ceti kramānnityāḥ ṣoḍaśapīṣṭavigrahāḥ || 42 ||
तसेच सर्वमंगलिका, ज्वालामालिनी संज्ञिता आणि चित्रा—अशा क्रमाने या नित्याः सोळा आहेत, ज्या पीष्ट-विग्रह (अनुष्ठाननिर्मित रूप) म्हणून प्रतिष्ठित आहेत।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It preserves a precise, sequential list of sacred, ‘eternal’ devatā-forms used in ritual practice, emphasizing that auspiciousness and correct order (krama) are integral to efficacious worship.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined, name-based worship—honoring specific divine forms (Sarvamaṅgalikā, Jvālāmālinī, Citrā) as concrete supports for devotion and focused remembrance.
It reflects applied ritual-technical knowledge: the use of prescribed materials (piṣṭa) and ordered enumeration (krama) for forming and worshiping icons—an applied, procedural dimension aligned with kalpa-type ritual method.