The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
अवतारांतरं देव्या वच्मि ते मुनिसत्तम । ज्ञानामृतारुणा श्वेताक्रोधिनींदुसमन्विता ॥ ४१ ॥
avatārāṃtaraṃ devyā vacmi te munisattama | jñānāmṛtāruṇā śvetākrodhinīṃdusamanvitā || 41 ||
Ô le meilleur des sages, je te dirai une autre manifestation de la Déesse : rouge comme l’aurore par le nectar de la connaissance, rayonnante et blanche, exempte de colère, et pourvue d’une sérénité semblable à la lune.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It presents sacred knowledge (jñāna) as a divine, purifying power: calm like the moon, free from anger, and luminous—implying that true learning in the Vedic tradition transforms character as well as intellect.
By describing the Goddess as pure, serene, and unwrathful, it implies that devotion should mature into inner purity and emotional steadiness—qualities that make worship and mantra-practice fruitful.
The verse emphasizes the Vedanga spirit of disciplined learning: knowledge as “amṛta” (life-giving nectar) and akrodha (control of anger) as a practical prerequisite for studying and applying sacred sciences.