Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
षड्दीर्घयुक्तेनाद्येन बीजेनांगक्रिया मता । पञ्चबाणांस्ततो न्यस्येन्मन्त्री त्रैलोक्यमोहनान् ॥ ५२ ॥
ṣaḍdīrghayuktenādyena bījenāṃgakriyā matā | pañcabāṇāṃstato nyasyenmantrī trailokyamohanān || 52 ||
ആറ് ദീർഘസ്വരങ്ങളാൽ യുക്തമായ ആദിബീജം കൊണ്ടാണ് അങ്കക്രിയ നിർവ്വഹിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതെന്ന് പറയുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് മന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ ത്രൈലോക്യമോഹനമായ അഞ്ചു ബാണങ്ങളുടെ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that inner sanctification accompanies outer ritual: the practitioner consecrates the body through aṅga-kriyā and nyāsa, making the worship-fit body a support for mantra-siddhi.
Though technical, it supports bhakti by prescribing disciplined mantra-worship: devotion is stabilized through correct ritual placement (nyāsa) and focused remembrance, rather than mere emotion alone.
Mantra-śāstra usage tied to phonetics (śikṣā): the mention of dīrgha (long vowels) stresses precise sound-length in bīja recitation, along with procedural ritual application (nyāsa).