Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
यो भजेदुक्तमार्गेण स भवेत्संपदां पदम् । एवं सिद्धमनुर्मंत्री साधयेदिष्टमात्मनः ॥ ७७ ॥
yo bhajeduktamārgeṇa sa bhavetsaṃpadāṃ padam | evaṃ siddhamanurmaṃtrī sādhayediṣṭamātmanaḥ || 77 ||
ഉപദേശിച്ച മാർഗ്ഗപ്രകാരം ഭജനം-ആരാധന ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ സമ്പത്തിന്റെ ആധാരസ്ഥാനമാകുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ മന്ത്രം സിദ്ധമായാൽ മന്ത്രസാധകൻ തന്റെ ഇഷ്ടഫലം നേടട്ടെ.
Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses that results arise from disciplined adherence to the prescribed method (vidhi); prosperity and attainments are portrayed as the natural outcome of correctly performed practice culminating in mantra-siddhi.
Bhakti here is not merely emotion but regulated practice—worship performed “by the taught path.” The verse links devotion with methodical observance, implying that steady, rule-guided worship matures into fulfillment of one’s worthy aims.
It highlights procedural competence (vidhi) central to Vedāṅga-informed ritual/mantra application—i.e., following the instructed method so that the mantra becomes ‘siddha’ (effectively established) and capable of producing intended outcomes.