The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
दग्ध्वा कंकं श्यशानाग्नौ तद्भस्मादाय मन्त्रवित् । विरोधिनाम्नाष्टशतं जप्तमुच्चाटनं रिपोः ॥ १६६ ॥
dagdhvā kaṃkaṃ śyaśānāgnau tadbhasmādāya mantravit | virodhināmnāṣṭaśataṃ japtamuccāṭanaṃ ripoḥ || 166 ||
بعد إحراق طائر البلشون (heron) في نار المحرقة وأخذ رماده، على العارف بالمانترا أن يتلو (المانترا) ثمانمائة مرة مقرونًا باسم الخصم؛ ويُقال إن هذا هو طقس طرد العدو.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
The verse preserves a technical, results-oriented ritual instruction (a karma-prayoga) showing how mantra-japa is applied within the Purana’s catalog of practical sciences; it reflects the text’s Third Pada focus on specialized procedures rather than devotional theology.
This specific verse does not teach bhakti directly; it belongs to a technical ritual segment describing uccāṭana (driving away), which is distinct from the Narada Purana’s broader Vishnu-bhakti teachings found elsewhere.
It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied mantra practice): using precise counts (aṣṭaśata japa), name-insertion (virodhi-nāmnā), and ritual substances (bhasma/ash) as a procedural method—typical of technical lore integrated into Purāṇic instruction.