Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
कन्दर्पादधिकं सद्यः सौंदर्यमधिगच्छति । लाजान्प्रजुहुयान्मंत्री दधिक्षीरमधुप्लुतान् ॥ ९२ ॥
kandarpādadhikaṃ sadyaḥ sauṃdaryamadhigacchati | lājānprajuhuyānmaṃtrī dadhikṣīramadhuplutān || 92 ||
कन्दर्पादप्यधिकं सौन्दर्यं सद्य एव प्राप्नोति। मन्त्रविद् ऋत्विजो दधि-क्षीर-मधुसिक्तान् लाजान् वह्नौ प्रजुहुयात्॥
Narada (in instruction mode within a technical/ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a karma-kāṇḍa style result—enhanced beauty—achieved through a prescribed homa, emphasizing disciplined, mantra-governed ritual action as a means to obtain auspicious worldly outcomes.
While the verse is primarily ritual-technical, it implies reverence to sacred fire and mantra as Vedic instruments; in the Narada Purana’s broader framework, such rites are ideally performed with purity and a devotional attitude that aligns actions with dharma.
It highlights applied ritual procedure—proper oblation items and method of offering—reflecting Vedāṅga-linked competence (especially Kalpa/ritual praxis) and the role of a mantrī (mantra-trained officiant).