Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
द्यूते वने नृपद्वारे समरे वैरिसंकटे । विजयं लभते मंत्री ध्यायन्देवीं जपन्मनुम् ॥ २९ ॥
dyūte vane nṛpadvāre samare vairisaṃkaṭe | vijayaṃ labhate maṃtrī dhyāyandevīṃ japanmanum || 29 ||
賭博においても、森においても、王門においても、戦場においても、敵による危難のただ中においても—真言を修する者は、女神を観想しマントラを誦して勝利を得る。
Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/Mantra-śāstra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that remembrance of Devī through dhyāna and steady japa makes the practitioner inwardly protected and outwardly successful even in high-risk situations.
Bhakti appears here as focused devotion—meditating on the Divine Mother and repeating her mantra—where surrender and single-pointed remembrance become the means to overcome fear and opposition.
It highlights mantra-śāstra practice: applying japa and dhyāna as a prayoga (practical use) for protection and success in specific contexts such as court, travel/forest, and conflict.