Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 151
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
पलाशकुसुमैर्होमात्तेजस्वी जायते नरः । चन्दनागुरुकस्तूरी चन्द्रकुंकुमरोचनाः ॥ १५१ ॥
palāśakusumairhomāttejasvī jāyate naraḥ | candanāgurukastūrī candrakuṃkumarocanāḥ || 151 ||
パラーシャ（palāśa）の花でホーマを捧げれば、人は光輝を帯び、テージャス（tejas）—霊的な威光と活力—に満ちる。また供物として、白檀、アガル（沈香）、麝香、清涼の香料「チャンドラ」、サフラン、ゴーローチャナー（gorocanā）なども定められている。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/ritual-results context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links specific homa-dravyas (oblational materials) with inner tejas—radiance, potency, and auspicious vitality—showing how disciplined ritual action is taught to refine the practitioner’s qualities.
Though framed as ritual science, the verse supports bhakti indirectly: fragrant, sattvic offerings made with reverence purify the mind and senses, making the devotee more fit for worship and remembrance of the Divine.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized—selection of dravya for homa and the expected phala (result), a technical mapping typical of Vedanga-oriented instruction in Book 1.3.