The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
दीपकाप्रीतिचन्द्राढ्या द्विधा चेद्रञ्जितापुनः । वतिवह्निप्रियामंत्रो धूमावत्या गजाक्षरः ॥ १५५ ॥
dīpakāprīticandrāḍhyā dvidhā cedrañjitāpunaḥ | vativahnipriyāmaṃtro dhūmāvatyā gajākṣaraḥ || 155 ||
‘દીપક’, ‘પ્રીતિ’ અને ‘ચંદ્ર’ શબ્દોથી સમૃદ્ધ મંત્રરૂપને બે ભાગે વિભાજિત કરી, પછી ફરી ‘રંજિત’ કરવાથી—વતી અને અગ્નિને પ્રિય એવો મંત્ર પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે; ધૂમાવતી સાથે ‘ગજાક્ષર’ ફળે છે.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga/mantra-vidya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
It presents mantra-vidyā as a disciplined, rule-based science where specific named elements and syllables (akṣaras) are combined to produce a targeted mantra, emphasizing precision in sacred speech.
Indirectly: by treating mantra as a valid support for worship, it frames devotion as strengthened through correct recitation and correct mantra-form, which purifies attention and steadies the mind in sādhana.
Akṣara-based construction and splitting/combining of terms (a vyākaraṇa-like method) used for mantra formation—showing a technical approach to phonetics and linguistic derivation applied to ritual practice.