Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara

Devanagari script

एवं पञ्चविधा जाता सा राधा सृष्टिकारणम् । आसां पूर्णस्वरूपाणां मंत्रध्यानार्चनादिकम् ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ pañcavidhā jātā sā rādhā sṛṣṭikāraṇam | āsāṃ pūrṇasvarūpāṇāṃ maṃtradhyānārcanādikam || 32 ||

Translation

So ist Rādhā in einer fünffachen Gestalt hervorgegangen; sie ist die eigentliche Ursache der Schöpfung. Für diese vollendeten Manifestationen sind die Übungen zu vollziehen, beginnend mit Mantra (Rezitation), Dhyāna (Meditation) und Arcana (ritueller Verehrung) und dergleichen.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner): ‘thus’

• पञ्चविधा: fivefold
• पञ्चविधा: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: ‘fivefold’

• जाता: became/was born
• जाता: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• राधा: Radha
• राधा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject/Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सृष्टिकारणम्: the cause of creation
• सृष्टिकारणम्: Kriya-puraka (क्रियापूरक/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृष्टि + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘cause of creation’ (predicate nominative)

• आसाम्: of these
• आसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्/तद्-प्रत्ययान्त (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम: ‘of these (fem.)’

• पूर्णस्वरूपाणाम्: of (their) complete forms
• पूर्णस्वरूपाणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण + स्वरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: ‘of complete forms’

• मन्त्रध्यानार्चनादिकम्: mantra, meditation, worship, etc.
• मन्त्रध्यानार्चनादिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object/Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + ध्यान + अर्चन + आदि + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective): ‘mantra, meditation, worship, etc.’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a guru–śiṣya dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Rādhā

FAQs

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

It presents Rādhā as the creative principle (sṛṣṭi-kāraṇa) and affirms that her fivefold manifestations are approached through structured sādhana—mantra, meditation, and worship—linking metaphysics to practice.

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

Bhakti is framed as disciplined devotion: one relates to Rādhā’s complete forms through mantra-japa, dhyāna, and arcana, making inner contemplation and outer worship complementary expressions of devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights ritual-technical application—mantra usage and arcana procedure—requiring correct recitation (śikṣā/phonetics) and proper formulation/understanding of words (vyākaraṇa/grammar) for effective worship.