Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
पूर्वोक्ते पूजयेत्पीठे पद्मे षट्कोणकर्णिके । धरागृहावृते रम्ये देवीं रम्योपचारकैः ॥ ११० ॥
pūrvokte pūjayetpīṭhe padme ṣaṭkoṇakarṇike | dharāgṛhāvṛte ramye devīṃ ramyopacārakaiḥ || 110 ||
Di atas tempat duduk (pīṭha) yang telah dihuraikan—iaitu teratai dengan karnikā berbucu enam, indah dilingkungi oleh bhūpura (lingkaran bumi)—hendaklah Dewi dipuja dengan upacara dan persembahan yang menyenangkan.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes spiritually potent when performed on a properly constructed sacred diagram/seat (lotus, shatkona, bhupura), aligning inner devotion with precise ritual form.
Bhakti is expressed through reverent, pleasing upacāras offered to the Devī; the verse emphasizes heartfelt worship carried out within an auspicious, sanctified ritual space.
It highlights technical ritual knowledge—mandala/yantra geometry (padma, ṣaṭkoṇa, bhūpura) and the method of offering upacāras—typical of applied liturgical instruction.