Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
छिन्नमस्ता रमा बीजं स्वाहा शक्तिरुदीरिता । आं खङ्गाय हृदाख्यातमीं खङ्गाय शिरः स्मृतम् ॥ ४ ॥
chinnamastā ramā bījaṃ svāhā śaktirudīritā | āṃ khaṅgāya hṛdākhyātamīṃ khaṅgāya śiraḥ smṛtam || 4 ||
छिन्नमस्ता के लिए बीज ‘रमा’ कहा गया है और शक्ति ‘स्वाहा’ घोषित है। ‘आं खङ्गाय’ हृदय-मंत्र बताया गया है, और ‘ईं खङ्गाय’ शिरो-मंत्र स्मरण किया गया है।
Narada (teaching mantra-vidhi in a technical/Vedanga-style register)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
FAQs
It codifies the mantra-structure (bīja and śakti) and assigns specific seed-syllables for heart and head applications, showing how inner centers are ritually aligned with the deity’s power.
Bhakti here takes a disciplined form: devotion is expressed through correct mantra-utterance and nyāsa, treating worship as a precise offering of mind, speech, and body to the deity.
Mantra-prayoga and nyāsa procedure—technical rules of applying syllables to specific bodily loci (hṛdaya, śiras), reflecting a ritual-science approach to sacred sound.