The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
चिताग्नौ परभृत्पक्षैर्जुर्हुयादरिमृत्यवे । उन्मत्तकाष्ठदीप्तेऽग्नौ तत्फलं वायसच्छदैः ॥ २८ ॥
citāgnau parabhṛtpakṣairjurhuyādarimṛtyave | unmattakāṣṭhadīpte'gnau tatphalaṃ vāyasacchadaiḥ || 28 ||
Trong lửa hỏa táng, nên dâng làm lễ hỏa cúng lông chim cu cu (parabhṛt) để khiến kẻ thù phải chết. Nếu ngọn lửa bùng cháy bằng củi cây unmattaka, thì dâng lông quạ cũng cho kết quả như vậy.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/ritual section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
The verse illustrates a karma-kāṇḍa style principle: specific materials offered into fire (homa) are believed to yield specific results, emphasizing ritual causality (karman → phala) rather than devotional theology.
It does not teach bhakti directly; instead, it contrasts with bhakti by presenting result-oriented ritual techniques (prayoga). In the broader Purāṇic frame, such acts are typically seen as worldly (kāmya) aims, distinct from liberation-focused devotion to Viṣṇu.
Ritual-prayoga knowledge: selection of homa materials (dravyas), contextual conditions of the fire, and the notion of substitute/alternate materials producing the same phala—features aligned with applied ritual science within the Vedāṅga ecosystem.