Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 155
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
दीपकाप्रीतिचन्द्राढ्या द्विधा चेद्रञ्जितापुनः । वतिवह्निप्रियामंत्रो धूमावत्या गजाक्षरः ॥ १५५ ॥
dīpakāprīticandrāḍhyā dvidhā cedrañjitāpunaḥ | vativahnipriyāmaṃtro dhūmāvatyā gajākṣaraḥ || 155 ||
‘दीपक’, ‘प्रीति’ और ‘चन्द्र’ से युक्त मन्त्र-रूप को दो भागों में बाँटकर, फिर उसे ‘रञ्जित’ करके, वति और अग्नि को प्रिय मन्त्र प्राप्त होता है; और धूमावती के सहित ‘गजाक्षर’ सिद्ध होता है।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga/mantra-vidya section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
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.