Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 164
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
पंचगव्येन शांतिः स्याज्ज्वरस्य पयसापि वा । मंत्राद्या क्षरमालिख्य शत्रूनाम ततः परम् ॥ १६४ ॥
paṃcagavyena śāṃtiḥ syājjvarasya payasāpi vā | maṃtrādyā kṣaramālikhya śatrūnāma tataḥ param || 164 ||
Demam itu boleh ditenteramkan dengan pañcagavya, atau juga dengan susu. Kemudian, tulislah suku kata yang tidak binasa pada permulaan mantra, dan selepas itu (gunakannya) berkenaan dengan musuh-musuh.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada within the technical/ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It frames disease-removal (jvara-śānti) and protection as śānti-karmas: physical remedies (pañcagavya, milk) are paired with mantra-vidhi, showing the Narada Purana’s technical approach to harmonizing body, speech (mantra), and intention.
While not a direct bhakti-verse, it reflects a devotional worldview where sacred substances and mantra—rooted in reverence for dharma and the sanctity of the cow—are used with disciplined procedure, implying faith-guided practice rather than mere material treatment.
Mantra-vidhi and akṣara-prayoga are emphasized: placing/writing the ‘imperishable syllable’ (commonly Oṃ) at the mantra’s beginning, a technical rule aligned with śikṣā (mantric phonetics) and ritual procedure used in śānti and protective rites.