Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 148
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
वंजुलस्य समिद्भोमो वृष्टिं वितनुतेऽचिरात् । क्षीराक्तैरमृताखंडैर्होमान्नाशयति ज्वरम् ॥ १४८ ॥
vaṃjulasya samidbhomo vṛṣṭiṃ vitanute'cirāt | kṣīrāktairamṛtākhaṃḍairhomānnāśayati jvaram || 148 ||
वञ्जुलवृक्षसमिद्भिः कृतो होमोऽचिरेण वृष्टिं प्रसारयति। क्षीरलेपितैः अमृताखण्डैः (गुडूच्याः) हुतैः होमः ज्वरं नाशयति॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
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It presents homa as a Vedic, dharmic technology where correctly chosen samidhs and offerings align the ritual act with cosmic and bodily order—supporting both rainfall (loka-kalyāṇa) and relief from fever (ārogya).
Though technical in tone, it implies that ritual efficacy depends on disciplined, faith-filled performance (śraddhā) and reverence for Vedic injunction—an applied form of devotion expressed through yajña-oriented service.
Kalpa-oriented ritual know-how is foregrounded: selection of specific samidhs (vaṃjula) for rain-producing rites and specific dravya-offerings (milk-anointed guḍūcī pieces) as a remedial homa for jvara.