Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 184

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

निधानबिलसिद्धान्नसाधिनी कामचोदिता । अथ त्रयोदेशीं नित्यां वक्ष्यामि श्रृणु नारद ॥ १८४ ॥

Transliteration

nidhānabilasiddhānnasādhinī kāmacoditā | atha trayodeśīṃ nityāṃ vakṣyāmi śrṛṇu nārada || 184 ||

Translation

Vom Verlangen angetrieben, wurde sie zur Vollenderin der «vollkommenen Speise» (siddhānna), die aus der Schatzhöhle erlangt wird. Nun werde ich die tägliche Observanz der Trayodaśī darlegen; höre, o Nārada.

Word by Word

• निधानबिलसिद्धान्नसाधिनी: accomplisher of treasure/cave/perfected-food (siddhi)
• निधानबिलसिद्धान्नसाधिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निधान + बिल + सिद्ध + अन्न + साधिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘निधान-बिल-सिद्ध-अन्न-साधिनी’ = accomplisher/provider of treasures, caves, perfected food, etc. (contextual epithet)

• कामचोदिता: impelled by desire
• कामचोदिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम + चोदित (चुद्/चोद् धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) ‘चोदित’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘कामेन चोदिता’ = impelled by desire

• अथ: now/then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: ‘now/then’)

• त्रयोदेशीम्: the thirteenth lunar day
• त्रयोदेशीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (tithi-name)

• नित्याम्: regular/eternal
• नित्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (qualifying त्रयोदेशीम्)

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Trayodaśī (nitya)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It marks a transition into formal vrata-instruction: the teacher announces the nitya (regular) Trayodaśī observance, framing it as a disciplined dharmic practice following a desire-driven episode.

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

By introducing a recurring sacred observance (nitya Trayodaśī), it points toward steady devotional discipline—regular vow-keeping as a support for devotion and self-restraint.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Time-based ritual discipline: the verse signals a tithi-specific vrata (Trayodaśī), aligning practice with calendrical reckoning used in Vedāṅga-oriented ritual scheduling.