Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
The Classification and Explanation of Yakṣiṇī Mantras
Kālī and Tārā Vidyās
वृतं त्रिकोणसंयुक्तं कुर्यान्मंडलमंत्रतः । यजेत्तत्राधारशक्तिं वह्निमंडलमध्यगाम् । वह्निमंडलमभ्यर्च्य महाशंखं निधापयेत् ॥ ९३ ॥
vṛtaṃ trikoṇasaṃyuktaṃ kuryānmaṃḍalamaṃtrataḥ | yajettatrādhāraśaktiṃ vahnimaṃḍalamadhyagām | vahnimaṃḍalamabhyarcya mahāśaṃkhaṃ nidhāpayet || 93 ||
Sa pamamagitan ng mantra, iguhit ang isang bilog na maṇḍala na may kasamang tatsulok. Doon, sambahin ang Ādhāra-Śakti na nananahan sa gitna ng maṇḍala ng apoy. Pagkatapos sambahin nang wasto ang maṇḍala ng apoy, ilagay roon ang dakilang kabibe (mahāśaṅkha).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada the technical ritual sequence)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames ritual worship as a disciplined inner-and-outer alignment: establishing the mandala by mantra, honoring the foundational Ādhāra-Śakti at the center, and then installing the conch as a sacred emblem of auspicious, ordered worship.
Bhakti here is expressed through precise upacāra and sanctified space: the devotee prepares a consecrated mandala, worships the central power sustaining the rite, and places the conch—commonly associated with divine presence and purity—as an act of reverent service.
It highlights ritual-technical procedure (mantra-guided mandala construction and sequential worship), reflecting Vedāṅga-oriented discipline in correct performance—how a sacred diagram is formed, where the deity-power is invoked, and how ritual implements are installed.