Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

रंध्रे भाले तथाज्ञायां गले हृदि तथा न्यसेत् । नाभावाधारके पादद्वये मूलाग्रकावधि ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

raṃdhre bhāle tathājñāyāṃ gale hṛdi tathā nyaset | nābhāvādhārake pādadvaye mūlāgrakāvadhi || 34 ||

Translation

يُجرى النْياسا في فتحة القِمّة من الرأس، وعلى الجبهة، وفي الآجْنْيا (مركز ما بين الحاجبين)، وفي الحلق، وفي القلب؛ وكذلك عند السُّرّة وعند الآدھارا (القاعدة)، وعلى القدمين كليهما—وهكذا من الجذر إلى الطرف، على امتداد محور الجسد كله.

Word by Word

• रन्ध्रे: in the aperture (fontanel/space)
• रन्ध्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भाले: on the forehead
• भाले: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकार: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आज्ञायाम्: in the ājñā (center)
• आज्ञायाम्: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गले: in the throat
• गले: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (निपातित-रूप ‘हृदि’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• न्यसेत्: should place (perform nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु; ‘to place’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाभौ: in the navel
• नाभौ: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (वैकल्पिक-रूप)

• आधारके: in the support (center)
• आधारके: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• पाद-द्वये: in the two feet
• पाद-द्वये: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: द्वौ पादौ (the two feet)

• मूल-अग्रक-अवधि: up to the tip from the root
• मूल-अग्रक-अवधि: अवधि/पर्यन्त (Limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मूल + अग्रक + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-प्रयोग: ‘up to/from … to …’ (limit)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual-yogic procedure in the Vedanga/Upasana context, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches internalized worship through nyāsa—placing mantra-awareness along key bodily and subtle centers—so the practitioner’s entire being becomes a fit vessel for japa and meditation.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By prescribing nyāsa, it turns devotion into embodied remembrance: the devotee consecrates the body as a temple, making continuous recollection of the deity/mantra easier and more concentrated.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical upāsanā procedure—mantra-nyāsa (a ritual application of mantra), aligning recitation with specific loci (marmas/cakras) as a disciplined method supporting meditation and ritual correctness.