Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 164

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

व्यापकं च समस्तेन विधाय विधिना पुनः । ध्यायेत्समस्तसंपत्तिहेतोः सर्वात्मिकां शिवाम् ॥ १६४ ॥

Transliteration

vyāpakaṃ ca samastena vidhāya vidhinā punaḥ | dhyāyetsamastasaṃpattihetoḥ sarvātmikāṃ śivām || 164 ||

Translation

Nachdem man erneut nach Vorschrift das ganze Ritual vollständig vollzogen hat, soll man auf Śivā meditieren — die allgegenwärtige, allbeseelte Göttin — die Ursache jeder Art von Gedeihen und Vollendung.

Word by Word

• व्यापकम्: all-pervading
• व्यापकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object/predicate to be ‘made’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• समस्तेन: with the whole (in entirety)
• समस्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental adverbial ‘with the whole/entire [procedure]’

• विधाय: having performed/arranged
• विधाय: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘having arranged/done’

• विधिना: by the prescribed method
• विधिना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; means

• पुनः: again / thereafter
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• ध्यायेत्: should meditate
• ध्यायेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्यै (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• समस्तसंपत्तिहेतोः: for the sake of the cause of all prosperity
• समस्तसंपत्तिहेतोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समस्त + संपत्ति + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; genitive of purpose/benefit

• सर्वात्मिकाम्: all-souled, consisting of all
• सर्वात्मिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + आत्मन् + इक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; qualifies शिवाम्

• शिवाम्: Śivā (the auspicious Goddess)
• शिवाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; object of meditation

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/ritual-technical discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Shiva (Shiva/Shivā as the auspicious Divine)
• Shivā (the auspicious Goddess)

FAQs

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

It teaches that correct ritual performance (vidhi) should culminate in inner contemplation (dhyāna) of the all-pervading auspicious Divine (Śivā), showing that outer rite and inner realization are meant to function together.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused meditation on the Divine as sarvātmikā—present in all beings—so devotion is not merely external worship but sustained remembrance of the universal Presence after completing the prescribed rite.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes vidhi—rule-governed procedure—reflecting the Vedāṅga orientation to precise ritual method (kalpa-style discipline), and then directs that such correctness should support dhyāna for desired results (saṃpatti).