Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

शुचिः स्वेन युतस्त्वाद्यो ललिता स्याद्द्वितीयकः । शून्यमग्नियुतं पश्चाद्रयोव्याप्तेन संयुतम् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

śuciḥ svena yutastvādyo lalitā syāddvitīyakaḥ | śūnyamagniyutaṃ paścādrayovyāptena saṃyutam || 40 ||

Translation

المقطع/اللفظ الأول هو «شوتشي» (Śuci) مقرونًا بعلامته الخاصة؛ والثاني ينبغي أن يكون «لاليتا» (Lalitā). ثم يُقرَن «شونيا» (Śūnya) بـ«أغني» (Agni)، وبعد ذلك يُضمّ إلى ما هو مشمولٌ بـ«رايا» (Raya).

Word by Word

• śuciḥ: Śuci (a syllable/term)
• śuciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• svena: by/with its own
• svena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; (agreeing with implied 'rūpeṇa/varṇena')

• yutaḥ: joined/combined
• yutaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• ādyaḥ: the first
• ādyaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• lalitā: Lalitā
• lalitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• syāt: should be
• syāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• dvitīyakaḥ: the second (element)
• dvitīyakaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (predicative: 'as the second')

• śūnyam: zero/void
• śūnyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (here as first member in compound)

• agni-yutam: joined with Agni
• agni-yutam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agni + yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('joined with agni'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (qualifying śūnyam/whole phrase)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb of sequence)

• rayaḥ: of Raya (name/term)
• rayaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (in sandhi with vyāptena)

• vyāptena: by that which is pervaded/filled
• vyāptena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vy-āp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃyutam: combined/connected
• saṃyutam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada in a technical Vedāṅga-style instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a precise method for assembling sacred sound-elements in the correct order, emphasizing that mantra efficacy depends on exact construction and disciplined procedure.

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

By prescribing accurate mantra-formation for japa, it supports bhakti as a practiced discipline—devotion expressed through correctly transmitted and correctly applied sacred sound.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, Vyākaraṇa/Śikṣā-like procedure: combining named units and marker-terms (e.g., ‘śūnya’, ‘agni’) in a specified sequence—typical of ritual-mantric instruction and mnemonic encoding.