Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
प्राणो द्वितीयः स्वयुतो वनदुच्छक्तिभिः परः । इतीरिता त्र्यक्षराख्या नित्येयं कुलसुंदरी ॥ १४४ ॥
prāṇo dvitīyaḥ svayuto vanaducchaktibhiḥ paraḥ | itīritā tryakṣarākhyā nityeyaṃ kulasuṃdarī || 144 ||
„Die zweite Silbe ist ‘prāṇa’, verbunden mit ‘sva’ und jenseits davon (das heißt: anschließend) zu den durch ‘vana’ und ‘du’ bezeichneten Kräften gesetzt. So wird die stets gegenwärtige Kulasundarī verkündet, berühmt als die dreisilbige Mantra.“
Narada (teaching mantra-vidya within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It encodes a specific three-syllabled (tri-akṣarī) formulation of Kulasundarī/Nityā, emphasizing that mantra is a precise arrangement of sound-powers (śaktis) whose order is itself spiritually operative.
Bhakti here takes the form of upāsanā: devotion expressed through faithful remembrance and correct recitation of the deity’s mantra, treating the Goddess as ‘nityā’—ever-present and approachable through sound.
Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-śāstra method: the verse teaches that syllable-order, junction (yuta), and placement (para) are technical rules for constructing and reciting mantras correctly.