Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
समर्प्यासनमेतेन तत्र संपूजयेच्छिवाम् । त्रिकोणमध्यषट्कोणपद्मभूपुरमध्यतः ॥ १४ ॥
samarpyāsanametena tatra saṃpūjayecchivām | trikoṇamadhyaṣaṭkoṇapadmabhūpuramadhyataḥ || 14 ||
Sau khi dâng hiến tòa ngồi bằng minh chú ấy, bấy giờ hãy phụng thờ Śivā với đầy đủ nghi lễ, an vị Ngài ngay chính giữa đồ hình thiêng—ở trung tâm của bhūpura, trong hoa sen, trong lục giác, và trong tam giác trung tâm.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that divine worship is centered on inner order: the Goddess is invoked at the very heart of a consecrated space (bhūpura–lotus–hexagon–triangle), symbolizing progressively subtler levels of approach to the deity.
Bhakti here is expressed as attentive, reverent service—offering an āsana and then performing complete worship—showing devotion as disciplined presence and ritual care directed to the deity at the sacred center.
It highlights practical ritual-technology: the construction and use of a mandala/yantra (bhūpura, padma, ṣaṭkoṇa, trikoṇa) and correct placement of the deity for worship—knowledge aligned with kalpa-style procedural expertise.