Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
यो भजेदुक्तमार्गेण स भवेत्संपदां पदम् । एवं सिद्धमनुर्मंत्री साधयेदिष्टमात्मनः ॥ ७७ ॥
yo bhajeduktamārgeṇa sa bhavetsaṃpadāṃ padam | evaṃ siddhamanurmaṃtrī sādhayediṣṭamātmanaḥ || 77 ||
Ai phụng thờ theo con đường đã được truyền dạy sẽ trở thành nền tảng của phúc lộc thịnh vượng. Vì vậy, khi thần chú đã được thành tựu đúng pháp, hành giả trì chú sẽ đạt được mục nguyện của chính mình.
Narada (teaching within a technical/ritual instruction passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses that results arise from disciplined adherence to the prescribed method (vidhi); prosperity and attainments are portrayed as the natural outcome of correctly performed practice culminating in mantra-siddhi.
Bhakti here is not merely emotion but regulated practice—worship performed “by the taught path.” The verse links devotion with methodical observance, implying that steady, rule-guided worship matures into fulfillment of one’s worthy aims.
It highlights procedural competence (vidhi) central to Vedāṅga-informed ritual/mantra application—i.e., following the instructed method so that the mantra becomes ‘siddha’ (effectively established) and capable of producing intended outcomes.