The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
क्रियाशक्तिं सुलक्ष्मीं च सृष्टिं संज्ञां च मोहिनीम् । प्रमथाश्वासिनीं विद्युल्लतां चिच्छक्तिमप्यथ ॥ १२४ ॥
kriyāśaktiṃ sulakṣmīṃ ca sṛṣṭiṃ saṃjñāṃ ca mohinīm | pramathāśvāsinīṃ vidyullatāṃ cicchaktimapyatha || 124 ||
પછી ક્રિયાશક્તિ, સુલક્ષ્મી, સૃષ્ટિ, સંજ્ઞા, મોહિની, પ્રમથાશ્વાસિની, વિદ્યુલ્લતા અને ચિચ્છક્તિ—આ બધાનું પણ વર્ણન થાય છે।
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
The verse catalogs distinct śaktis (powers) that operate in manifestation—from action (kriyā) and creation (sṛṣṭi) to delusion (mohinī) and pure awareness (cit)—showing that worldly experience and liberation both depend on understanding these operative principles.
By distinguishing mohini (deluding power) from cicchakti (consciousness power), the verse implies that bhakti matures when devotion turns the mind away from enchantment and toward clear awareness of the divine source behind all powers.
The term saṁjñā points to technical designation—central to Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and śāstra method—where precise naming and definition organize complex teachings, including classifications of powers and ritual-technical vocabulary.
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