Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
मातृकोक्ते यजेत्पीठे वक्ष्यमाणक्रमेण ताम् । वर्णाब्जेनासनं दद्यान्मूर्तिं मूलेन कल्पयेत् ॥ ९९ ॥
mātṛkokte yajetpīṭhe vakṣyamāṇakrameṇa tām | varṇābjenāsanaṃ dadyānmūrtiṃ mūlena kalpayet || 99 ||
மாத்ருகா முறையில் கூறப்பட்ட பீடத்தில், பின்னர் சொல்லப்படும் வரிசைப்படி அந்த தேவியை வழிபட வேண்டும். எழுத்துக் கமலத்தால் ஆசனம் அளித்து, மூலமந்திரத்தால் தேவிமூர்த்தியை நிறுவி/பாவனை செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual context within Book 1.3)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes effective when the deity is installed through a precise inner-outer method: a sanctified pīṭha, a letter-lotus seat (Mātr̥kā/varṇa), and a root-mantra that anchors the presence of the deity in consciousness and rite.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upāsanā: devotion is not only emotion but also a structured offering—preparing a sacred seat and invoking the deity through mantra so the worshipper’s mind becomes steady and reverent.
It highlights mantra-vidyā and the technical use of varṇas (letters) in ritual construction—linking phonetics/śikṣā and mantra application to a step-by-step worship sequence (krama) for installation and visualization.