Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
तदंतः सुरराजादीन्पूजयेद्धरितां पतीन् । भूपुरस्य चतुर्द्वार्षु द्वारपालान्यजेदथ ॥ १६ ॥
tadaṃtaḥ surarājādīnpūjayeddharitāṃ patīn | bhūpurasya caturdvārṣu dvārapālānyajedatha || 16 ||
Então, dentro desse recinto, deve-se venerar Indra e os demais senhores dos deuses, protetores das direções; e depois, nas quatro portas do bhūpura (fronteira ritual), deve-se oferecer culto aos guardiões dos portais (dvārapāla).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a ritual/technical exposition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that sacred worship must be protected and properly ordered: the directions are sanctified by honoring their guardians, and the ritual boundary (bhūpura) is secured by worshipping gatekeepers, ensuring the rite proceeds without obstacles.
Bhakti is expressed here as disciplined reverence—honoring divine protectors and attendants as part of a complete devotional procedure, which supports focused worship of the principal deity without disturbance.
It reflects procedural ritual science—maṇḍala/bhūpura layout and sequential worship (krama) of dikpālas and dvārapālas—an applied aspect of Kalpa (ritual methodology) within the Vedāṅga-oriented material of Book 1.3.