The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
क्षीराक्तैरमृताखंडैर्होमः सर्वापमृत्युजित् । दूर्वाभघिरायुषे होमः क्षीराक्ताभिर्दिनत्रयम् ॥ ८३ ॥
kṣīrāktairamṛtākhaṃḍairhomaḥ sarvāpamṛtyujit | dūrvābhaghirāyuṣe homaḥ kṣīrāktābhirdinatrayam || 83 ||
L’homa accompli avec des morceaux d’amṛta oints de lait triomphe de toute mort prématurée. Pour la longévité, qu’on fasse l’homa avec l’herbe dūrvā enduite de lait durant trois jours de suite.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
It presents homa as a dharmic, Vedic means to avert apamṛtyu (untimely death) and to stabilize āyus (lifespan), emphasizing purity and life-sustaining substances like milk and dūrvā.
While primarily ritual-technical, the verse supports bhakti indirectly by prescribing sacred offerings performed with faith and reverence—actions traditionally dedicated to the divine through the fire as a consecrated medium.
Kalpa/Śrauta-Smārta ritual practice is highlighted: specific homa materials (milk-anointed oblations and dūrvā), the intended phala (longevity, apamṛtyu-śānti), and the time-bound procedure (three days).