Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
आनीय पूजयेन्नारीं छिन्नमस्तास्वरूपिणीम् । सुन्दरीं यौवनाक्रांतां नरपञ्चकगामिनीम् ॥ ३३ ॥
ānīya pūjayennārīṃ chinnamastāsvarūpiṇīm | sundarīṃ yauvanākrāṃtāṃ narapañcakagāminīm || 33 ||
Đưa người nữ ấy đến, rồi nên thờ phụng nàng như chính hiện thân của Chinnamastā—xinh đẹp, tràn đầy tuổi xuân, và đi cùng một nhóm năm người nam.
Narada (in instruction mode within a ritual/vidhi context, as transmitted in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
The verse frames a ritual identification (bhāva) in which a woman is to be revered as the living embodiment of the goddess Chinnamastā, emphasizing deity-visualization and consecrated worship within a specific vidhi.
Here devotion is expressed through formal worship (pūjā) and sacred identification of the divine presence; it illustrates bhakti as disciplined ritual reverence rather than narrative praise.
The practical takeaway is ritual procedure (vidhi) and correct application of worship-terms and roles; it aligns most closely with Kalpa-style ritual instruction rather than grammar or astrology.