Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
महागणपतिं दुर्गां क्षेत्रेशं बटुकं तथा । समस्तप्रकटाद्याश्च योगिन्यस्तद्बहिर्भवेत् ॥ ४५ ॥
mahāgaṇapatiṃ durgāṃ kṣetreśaṃ baṭukaṃ tathā | samastaprakaṭādyāśca yoginyastadbahirbhavet || 45 ||
Следует также почтить Махаганапати, Дургу, Кшетрешу (Владыку священного места) и Батуку; и равно всех йогини, начиная с Пракатā, — им надлежит пребывать вне этого ритуального пространства/мандалы.
Narada (as transmitter of procedural instructions within a technical/ritual section to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual protection and cosmic order: guardian deities (Gaṇapati, Durgā, Kṣetreśa, Baṭuka) and attendant Yoginīs are acknowledged and positioned to safeguard the sacred operation and prevent obstacles.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, orderly worship—honoring divine powers and guardians with proper placement—so devotion becomes disciplined practice rather than mere emotion.
Kalpa (ritual procedure): it gives a rule of arrangement—who is to be invoked and where they are to be stationed (outside the inner ritual enclosure/maṇḍala) as part of correct ceremonial protocol.