nāradeśvarīmāhātmyavarṇanam
īśvara uvāca
tato gacchenmahādevi paścime nāradeśvarīm ||
nāradeśvarasāṃnidhye sarvadaurbhāgyanāśanīm
||1||ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि पश्चिमे नारदेश्वरीम् ॥
नारदेश्वरसांनिध्ये सर्वदौर्भाग्यनाशनीम्
yā nārī pūjayeddevīṃ tṛtīyāyāṃ samāhitā ||
tadanvaye na daurbhāgyayuktā nārī bhaviṣyati
||2||या नारी पूजयेद्देवीं तृतीयायां समाहिता ॥
तदन्वये न दौर्भाग्ययुक्ता नारी भविष्यति
iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye nāradeśvarīmāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma saptacatvāriṃśaduttaratriśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 347 ||