The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
प्रविन्यसेद्य धापूर्व भृगुर्व्योमाग्निसंस्थितः । सद्यादिपञ्चह्रस्वाद्या बीजमेषां प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ५१ ॥
pravinyasedya dhāpūrva bhṛgurvyomāgnisaṃsthitaḥ | sadyādipañcahrasvādyā bījameṣāṃ prakīrtitam || 51 ||
‘धा’ पासून आरंभ करून यथाक्रम विन्यास करावा. ‘भृगु-वर्ग’ व्योम व अग्नीच्या स्थानांत न्यासावा. यांची बीजे—‘सद्य’ आदि पाच तसेच ह्रस्व-स्वरादि अक्षरे—अशी प्रकीर्तित आहेत॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It treats mantra-technology as a sacred discipline: correct sequencing and placement of syllables (with defined bīja-forms) is presented as essential for a mantra’s efficacy and purity in Vedic practice.
Bhakti here is supported by precision in sacred speech—devotion is not only emotion but also disciplined recitation and correct mantra-structure, aligning the practitioner with Vedic order (ṛta).
Shiksha/Vedanga phonetics: it emphasizes ordered arrangement of syllables, the use of bīja-syllables, and technical vowel classes (hrasva) connected with ritual/elemental placements such as agni and vyoma.