Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
माहेश्वरी च चामुंडा कौमारी चापराजिता । वाराही नारसिंहा च पुनरेतास्तु भूपुरे ॥ १५ ॥
māheśvarī ca cāmuṃḍā kaumārī cāparājitā | vārāhī nārasiṃhā ca punaretāstu bhūpure || 15 ||
“มาเหศวรี” “จามุณฑา” “เกามารี” “อปราชิตา” “วาราหี” และ “นารสิงหี”—เทวีเหล่านี้ให้จัดตั้ง/บูชาอีกครั้งใน “ภูปุระ” คือกรอบนอกอันเป็นชั้นแห่งปฐวีของผังศักดิ์สิทธิ์.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It assigns specific Śakti-deities to the bhūpura (outer enclosure), emphasizing protective containment—spiritually marking the boundary where obstacles are restrained and the sacred space is safeguarded.
Bhakti here is expressed as ordered worship: devotion is made concrete through correct placement and honoring of divine powers (Śaktis) that guard the rite, allowing the practitioner to focus on the central deity with steadiness.
It reflects applied ritual-technical knowledge—precise spatial arrangement (maṇḍala/āvaraṇa-nyāsa style practice) used in pūjā and consecration, aligning worship with prescribed structure rather than improvisation.