Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
द्यूते वने नृपद्वारे समरे वैरिसंकटे । विजयं लभते मंत्री ध्यायन्देवीं जपन्मनुम् ॥ २९ ॥
dyūte vane nṛpadvāre samare vairisaṃkaṭe | vijayaṃ labhate maṃtrī dhyāyandevīṃ japanmanum || 29 ||
சூதாட்டத்தில், காட்டில், அரசரின் வாசலில், போரில், பகைவரால் வரும் அபாயங்களில்—தேவியைத் தியானித்து மந்திரத்தை ஜபிப்பவன் வெற்றியை அடைகிறான்.
Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/Mantra-śāstra context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that remembrance of Devī through dhyāna and steady japa makes the practitioner inwardly protected and outwardly successful even in high-risk situations.
Bhakti appears here as focused devotion—meditating on the Divine Mother and repeating her mantra—where surrender and single-pointed remembrance become the means to overcome fear and opposition.
It highlights mantra-śāstra practice: applying japa and dhyāna as a prayoga (practical use) for protection and success in specific contexts such as court, travel/forest, and conflict.