Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 120
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
विलासिनीप्रभावत्यौ जयां शांतां यजेत्पुनः । कांतिं दुर्गासरस्वत्यौ विद्यारूपां ततः परम् ॥ १२० ॥
vilāsinīprabhāvatyau jayāṃ śāṃtāṃ yajetpunaḥ | kāṃtiṃ durgāsarasvatyau vidyārūpāṃ tataḥ param || 120 ||
พึงบูชาอีกครั้ง “วิลาสินี” และ “ประภาวตี” แล้วบูชา “ชยา” และ “ศานตา” ต่อจากนั้นบูชา “กานติ” “ทุรคา” และ “สรัสวตี” แล้วเหนือสิ่งเหล่านี้พึงบูชาเทวีผู้มีรูปเป็นวิทยา คือ “วิทยารูปา”
Narada (teaching in a technical-ritual context; dialogue framework traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a graded worship-sequence of Śakti-names—moving from auspicious powers like victory and peace to splendor, protection (Durgā), learning (Sarasvatī), and finally the highest emphasis: Vidyā itself as the Goddess, indicating knowledge as a culminating spiritual attainment.
Bhakti here is expressed as ordered upāsanā—devotion through reverent invocation of divine attributes. The devotee contemplates multiple facets of the Divine Feminine, culminating in devotion to Vidyā-rūpā, where devotion and inner illumination converge.
The verse reflects ritual-technical ordering (prayoga/krama) typical of Vedāṅga-aligned practice—how specific deity-names are invoked in sequence for focused results (śānti, jaya, kānti) and for knowledge-oriented attainment associated with Sarasvatī/Vidyā.