Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
वाग्भवं लोहितो रायै श्रीकंठो लोहितोऽनलः । दीर्घवान्यै परा पश्चादपरायौ हसौ युतः ॥ ६६ ॥
vāgbhavaṃ lohito rāyai śrīkaṃṭho lohito'nalaḥ | dīrghavānyai parā paścādaparāyau hasau yutaḥ || 66 ||
‘वाग्भव’ बीज रा (समृद्धी) साठी लोहित पदात न्यास करावा; ‘श्रीकंठ’ लोहित पदात व अनल (अग्नी) मध्ये स्थापावा। दीर्घ ‘वाणी’साठी नंतर ‘परा’ शक्ती न्यासावी; आणि ‘अपरा’मध्ये ‘ह’ व ‘स’ ही दोन अक्षरे जोडावीत।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga/mantra-vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It encodes a precise mantra-vidhi: how seed-syllables and paired syllables are combined and placed (nyāsa) so that mantra recitation aligns speech (vānī), power (parā/aparā), and sacrificial fire (Agni) into a disciplined sādhana.
In Book 1.3 the Purana supports Bhakti through correct ritual technology: disciplined mantra formation and nyāsa are presented as supportive limbs that steady the mind and speech, making devotional japa and worship more focused and effective.
Śikṣā and mantra-śāstra: vowel-length (dīrgha), syllable-joining (ha-sa), and prescribed placements (nyāsa) tied to ritual loci such as Agni—showing how phonetics and ritual procedure work together.