Adhyaya 185
Chapter 185 — नवमीव्रतानि (The Observances for Navamī)
火神阿耆尼向圣者婆悉吒传授与高丽/杜尔迦相应的那伐弥誓戒（Navamī-vrata），并明言许诺能成就遍及世间受用（bhukti）与解脱（mukti）的悉地。仪轨以历法精确为根本：将那伐弥称为“Piṣṭakā”，细察阿湿毗那月白半（Āśvina śukla）的时段与宿曜（nakṣatra）条件；礼敬女神后，规定食用以面粉制成之物。继而展开护国与王权的礼仪，以杜尔迦为摩醯沙摧伏者（Mahīṣamardinī），或住于九处坛位，或摄于一座圣龛，并依规定的多臂像法观想，手持特定兵器与法具。咒法修持详述：十音节的杜尔迦护身咒、诸辅咒，以及从拇指至小指的身分安置（nyāsa），强调秘传与不受阻碍。仪式并及兵器供养、女神威猛名号、按方位献供（某些传本含血肉供），最终落实为护国之举：以面团制敌像而令其失势，夜间礼拜诸母神（Mātṛ）与忿怒形相，施行五甘露（pañcāmṛta）沐浴、献bali，并以旗幡（dhvaja）与战车巡行（ratha-yātrā）等公共节仪为标志——融汇虔敬、像法与面向王法（Rājadharma）的守护。
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is presented as siddhi-giving—supporting worldly accomplishment and protection (bhukti) while also generating merit conducive to liberation (mukti) through disciplined Durgā worship.
The chapter gives a ten-syllabled protective mantra: “Oṃ, O Durgā, O Durgā, protect (me)! Svāhā,” used as a rakṣā (protection) formula within the Navamī observance.
It includes a royal-protective procedure: in front of the invoked fire, the king bathes and ritually removes/neutralizes an enemy represented by a dough effigy, aligning goddess worship with victory and protection of the realm.
Durgā is visualized in multi-armed forms (notably eighteen-armed and sixteen-handed variants) and associated with a defined set of implements and weapons, which are themselves to be worshipped as part of the observance.