Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
कर्पूरागुरुसंयुक्तं गुग्गुलं जुहुयात्सुधीः । ज्ञानं दिव्यमवाप्नोति तेनैव स भवेत्कविः ॥ ८२ ॥
karpūrāgurusaṃyuktaṃ guggulaṃ juhuyātsudhīḥ | jñānaṃ divyamavāpnoti tenaiva sa bhavetkaviḥ || 82 ||
O sábio deve oferecer no fogo sagrado o guggulu misturado com cânfora e agaru. Por esse mesmo ato alcança o conhecimento divino e, por ele, torna-se kavi, poeta-vidente.
Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/ritual-knowledge context, traditionally framed in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links a precise homa-oblation (guggulu with camphor and agaru) to the awakening of divya-jñāna—luminous, higher insight—showing how ritual acts are presented as supports for inner illumination.
While the verse is primarily ritual-technical, the act of offering into Agni is still an offering-spirit (arpana-bhāva). In the Purāṇic framework, such disciplined offerings can be performed with devotion to the divine, making ritual a vehicle that can support devotion and clarity of mind.
It highlights ritual procedure (homa/āhuti) and the prescribed use of specific aromatic substances as offerings—an applied, technical instruction consistent with Vedanga-oriented sections concerned with correct ritual materials and outcomes.