Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
चतुरस्रे चतुर्दिक्षु चतस्रः पूजयेत्पुनः । मातंग्याद्यामदोन्मत्ता वीणोल्लसितपाणयः ॥ १४३ ॥
caturasre caturdikṣu catasraḥ pūjayetpunaḥ | mātaṃgyādyāmadonmattā vīṇollasitapāṇayaḥ || 143 ||
Lại nữa, ở bốn phương của maṇḍala hình vuông, hãy thờ bốn Nữ Thần—khởi từ Mātaṅgī—say đắm trong hỷ lạc thiêng liêng, đôi tay uyển chuyển rạng ngời với cây vīṇā.
Narada (in instruction-style narration within the ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It encodes maṇḍala-vidhi: sanctifying space by honoring specific śaktis in the four directions, implying that spiritual power is invoked through ordered placement (dik-krama) and disciplined worship.
Bhakti here takes the form of precise upāsanā—devotion expressed as reverent, methodical worship of divine forms (starting with Mātaṅgī) within a consecrated maṇḍala.
Ritual geometry and directional arrangement (maṇḍala layout across the four quarters) are emphasized—applied liturgical procedure aligned with technical ritual science used in Purāṇic worship manuals.