Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 114

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

दृक्छ्रोत्रनासावाग्वक्षोनाभिगुह्येषु च क्रमात् । रक्तां रक्तांबरां रक्तगंघमालाविभूषणाम् ॥ ११४ ॥

Transliteration

dṛkchrotranāsāvāgvakṣonābhiguhyeṣu ca kramāt | raktāṃ raktāṃbarāṃ raktagaṃghamālāvibhūṣaṇām || 114 ||

Translation

Dann, der Reihe nach bei Augen, Ohren, Nase, Sprache, Brust, Nabel und den geheimen Teilen, soll man Sie als rot schauen: in rote Gewänder gekleidet, geschmückt mit rotem Duft, roten Girlanden und roten Zierden.

Word by Word

• dṛk-śrotra-nāsā-vāk-vakṣaḥ-nābhi-guhyeṣu: in the eye/ear/nose/speech/chest/navel/genitals
• dṛk-śrotra-nāsā-vāk-vakṣaḥ-nābhi-guhyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛś (दृश्/दृक्) + śrotra + nāsā + vāk + vakṣas + nābhi + guhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी बहुवचन (Locative Plural); द्वन्द्वसमास (समाहार-द्वन्द्व): ‘in the eye, ear, nose, speech, chest, navel, and genital (regions)’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kramāt: in sequence
• kramāt: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी एकवचन (Ablative Singular); क्रमशः (in order)

• raktām: red (her)
• raktām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); विशेषण (red)

• rakta-ambarām: wearing red garments
• rakta-ambarām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta + ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); कर्मधारय: ‘red-clad/with red garment’

• rakta-gaṃgha-mālā-vibhūṣaṇām: adorned with a garland of red gaṃghā-flowers
• rakta-gaṃgha-mālā-vibhūṣaṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta + gaṃghā + mālā + vibhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘adorned with a garland (mālā) of red gaṃghā-flowers’

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within a technical/ritual visualization section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Devi (Shakti)

FAQs

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

It teaches sequential dhyāna (contemplative visualization) of the Divine Feminine’s red, auspicious energy as it is placed in awareness through the senses and vital bodily centers.

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

By prescribing a focused, reverent contemplation of the deity’s form and qualities, it turns the senses inward and stabilizes devotion through disciplined remembrance (smaraṇa) during worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects prayoga-style ritual procedure—kramāt (in sequence)—a practical liturgical method used in mantra and worship instructions, aligning visualization with ordered steps like in śikṣā/prayoga traditions.