Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 164
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
पंचगव्येन शांतिः स्याज्ज्वरस्य पयसापि वा । मंत्राद्या क्षरमालिख्य शत्रूनाम ततः परम् ॥ १६४ ॥
paṃcagavyena śāṃtiḥ syājjvarasya payasāpi vā | maṃtrādyā kṣaramālikhya śatrūnāma tataḥ param || 164 ||
Das Fieber kann durch pañcagavya oder auch durch Milch besänftigt werden. Dann schreibe man den unvergänglichen Laut an den Anfang des Mantras und wende es danach in Bezug auf die Feinde an.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the technical/ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames disease-removal (jvara-śānti) and protection as śānti-karmas: physical remedies (pañcagavya, milk) are paired with mantra-vidhi, showing the Narada Purana’s technical approach to harmonizing body, speech (mantra), and intention.
While not a direct bhakti-verse, it reflects a devotional worldview where sacred substances and mantra—rooted in reverence for dharma and the sanctity of the cow—are used with disciplined procedure, implying faith-guided practice rather than mere material treatment.
Mantra-vidhi and akṣara-prayoga are emphasized: placing/writing the ‘imperishable syllable’ (commonly Oṃ) at the mantra’s beginning, a technical rule aligned with śikṣā (mantric phonetics) and ritual procedure used in śānti and protective rites.