The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
क्षीराक्तैरमृताखंडैर्होमः सर्वापमृत्युजित् । दूर्वाभघिरायुषे होमः क्षीराक्ताभिर्दिनत्रयम् ॥ ८३ ॥
kṣīrāktairamṛtākhaṃḍairhomaḥ sarvāpamṛtyujit | dūrvābhaghirāyuṣe homaḥ kṣīrāktābhirdinatrayam || 83 ||
Homa dengan potongan amṛta yang diolesi susu menaklukkan segala bentuk kematian sebelum waktunya. Demi umur panjang, lakukan homa dengan rumput dūrvā yang dibasahi susu selama tiga hari berturut-turut.
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).