Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 82
The Description of the Four Durgā Mantras
कर्पूरागुरुसंयुक्तं गुग्गुलं जुहुयात्सुधीः । ज्ञानं दिव्यमवाप्नोति तेनैव स भवेत्कविः ॥ ८२ ॥
karpūrāgurusaṃyuktaṃ guggulaṃ juhuyātsudhīḥ | jñānaṃ divyamavāpnoti tenaiva sa bhavetkaviḥ || 82 ||
Bậc trí giả nên dâng vào hỏa tế nhựa guggulu hòa với long não và trầm hương. Chính nhờ hành trì ấy mà đạt được trí tuệ thiêng liêng, và nhờ đó trở thành kavi—thi nhân hiền triết.
Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/ritual-knowledge context, traditionally framed in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links a precise homa-oblation (guggulu with camphor and agaru) to the awakening of divya-jñāna—luminous, higher insight—showing how ritual acts are presented as supports for inner illumination.
While the verse is primarily ritual-technical, the act of offering into Agni is still an offering-spirit (arpana-bhāva). In the Purāṇic framework, such disciplined offerings can be performed with devotion to the divine, making ritual a vehicle that can support devotion and clarity of mind.
It highlights ritual procedure (homa/āhuti) and the prescribed use of specific aromatic substances as offerings—an applied, technical instruction consistent with Vedanga-oriented sections concerned with correct ritual materials and outcomes.