Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
महोच्छुष्मां स्वनामादिवर्णबीजपुरः सराः । मातंग्यंताः षडंगानि ततः कुर्वीत साधकः ॥ १११ ॥
mahocchuṣmāṃ svanāmādivarṇabījapuraḥ sarāḥ | mātaṃgyaṃtāḥ ṣaḍaṃgāni tataḥ kurvīta sādhakaḥ || 111 ||
তদনন্তর সাধক মহোচ্ছুষ্মা-মন্ত্র থেকে আরম্ভ করে, নিজের নামের আদ্যবর্ণজাত বীজকে যথাযথ স্বরসহ পূর্বে স্থাপন করে, মাতঙ্গী পর্যন্ত ষড়ঙ্গ ন্যাস সম্পন্ন করিবে॥১১১॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical Vedanga/Mantra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined mantra-practice: the sādhaka sanctifies and stabilizes the mantra by applying its six auxiliaries (ṣaḍaṅga), framed by specific deity-mantras (Mahocchuṣmā to Mātaṅgī) and precise phonetic construction using bīja and vowels.
Although technical, it supports devotion by prescribing a reverent, rule-based way to approach deity-mantras—showing that bhakti can be expressed through careful ritual speech (mantra) and correct procedure, not only through emotion.
Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa-style attention to letters and vowels are implied through “varṇa-bīja” and “sarāḥ,” underscoring that correct sound-formation and sequencing are essential in Narada Purana’s ritual instructions.