The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
शांतिः पुष्टिः पुनस्तुष्टिमार्तगंपदशेखरा । मूलमन्त्रं पृथङ्न्यस्येन्निजमूर्द्धनि मन्त्रवित् ॥ १२० ॥
śāṃtiḥ puṣṭiḥ punastuṣṭimārtagaṃpadaśekharā | mūlamantraṃ pṛthaṅnyasyennijamūrddhani mantravit || 120 ||
Sau khi thỉnh mời Śānti (an hòa), Puṣṭi (bồi dưỡng) và lại Tuṣṭi (mãn nguyện)—được đội vương miện bởi địa vị tối thượng—người thông đạt thần chú nên an trí riêng (nyāsa) mūla-mantra trên chính đỉnh đầu mình.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It teaches that mantra-practice is not merely recitation: through nyāsa the sādhaka ritually installs the root-mantra in the body, beginning with the head, aligning mind and consciousness with peace, nourishment, and inner contentment.
By emphasizing disciplined mantra-upāsanā—placing the deity’s root-mantra with awareness—devotion becomes embodied and steady, producing śānti (calm), puṣṭi (spiritual strength), and tuṣṭi (satisfaction) that support sustained bhakti.
Ritual technique: nyāsa (mantra-installation on specific body parts). This reflects the applied, procedural side of Vedic practice preserved in Narada Purana’s technical sections.