The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
दग्ध्वा कंकं श्यशानाग्नौ तद्भस्मादाय मन्त्रवित् । विरोधिनाम्नाष्टशतं जप्तमुच्चाटनं रिपोः ॥ १६६ ॥
dagdhvā kaṃkaṃ śyaśānāgnau tadbhasmādāya mantravit | virodhināmnāṣṭaśataṃ japtamuccāṭanaṃ ripoḥ || 166 ||
បន្ទាប់ពីដុតសត្វកង្ក (heron) ក្នុងភ្លើងទីបូជាសព ហើយយកផេះនោះ អ្នកចេះមន្ត្រាគួរជបមន្ត្រា ៨០០ ដង ដោយប្រើឈ្មោះអ្នកប្រឆាំង; នេះត្រូវបាននិយាយថា ជាពិធីបណ្តេញសត្រូវឲ្យចាកចេញ។
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a technical/ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bibhatsa
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
The verse preserves a technical, results-oriented ritual instruction (a karma-prayoga) showing how mantra-japa is applied within the Purana’s catalog of practical sciences; it reflects the text’s Third Pada focus on specialized procedures rather than devotional theology.
This specific verse does not teach bhakti directly; it belongs to a technical ritual segment describing uccāṭana (driving away), which is distinct from the Narada Purana’s broader Vishnu-bhakti teachings found elsewhere.
It highlights mantra-prayoga (applied mantra practice): using precise counts (aṣṭaśata japa), name-insertion (virodhi-nāmnā), and ritual substances (bhasma/ash) as a procedural method—typical of technical lore integrated into Purāṇic instruction.