Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
कामेश्वर्यास्तृतीयादिवर्णानामष्टकं भवेत् । हृदंबुमरुता युक्तः स एवैकादशाक्षरः ॥ ८० ॥
kāmeśvaryāstṛtīyādivarṇānāmaṣṭakaṃ bhavet | hṛdaṃbumarutā yuktaḥ sa evaikādaśākṣaraḥ || 80 ||
কামেশ্বৰীৰ মন্ত্রৰ তৃতীয় আদি বৰ্ণসমূহৰ পৰা আঠ অক্ষৰৰ সমষ্টি হয়। ‘হৃদ্’, ‘অম্বু’ আৰু ‘মৰুত্’ যুক্ত হলে সেয়াই একাদশাক্ষৰ মন্ত্র হয়।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on mantra-vidya)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It gives a precise rule for constructing a specific mantra by syllable-selection and combination, emphasizing that spiritual practice must follow exact phonetic and structural prescriptions (akṣara-śuddhi) for efficacy.
It supports bhakti indirectly by showing how devotional worship can be stabilized through correctly formed mantras; disciplined mantra-vidyā becomes a technical aid to focused remembrance and worship.
Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-śāstra methodology: counting syllables (aṣṭaka/ekādaśākṣara), selecting varṇas in sequence, and combining seed-syllables according to rule-based ritual grammar.