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 ||
ପୂର୍ବୋକ୍ତ ପୀଠରେ—ଷଟ୍କୋଣ କର୍ଣ୍ଣିକାଯୁକ୍ତ ପଦ୍ମରେ, ଭୂପୁର ଦ୍ୱାରା ସୁନ୍ଦରଭାବେ ଆବୃତ—ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ ରମ୍ୟ ଉପଚାରରେ ପୂଜା କରିବ।
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.