Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 200

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तां नित्यां जातरूपाभां मुक्तामाणिक्यभूषणाम् । माणिक्यमुकुटां नेत्रद्वयप्रेंखद्दयापराम् ॥ २०० ॥

Transliteration

tāṃ nityāṃ jātarūpābhāṃ muktāmāṇikyabhūṣaṇām | māṇikyamukuṭāṃ netradvayapreṃkhaddayāparām || 200 ||

Translation

Ich erblickte Sie als die Ewige, strahlend wie geläutertes Gold, geschmückt mit Perlen und Rubinen, mit einer rubinernen Krone, und höchst erhaben an Mitgefühl; ihre beiden Augen bewegten sich sanft, in zarter, wiegender Anmut.

Word by Word

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (कर्म) (object of implied ‘dhyāyet/arcayet’ etc.)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• nityām: Nityā
• nityām: Karma (कर्म) (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nityā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन) (in apposition to tām)

• jāta-rūpa-ābhām: golden-lustrous (having the sheen of gold)
• jāta-rūpa-ābhām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘nityām/tām’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ābhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); jāta = PPP (क्त) from √jan (जन्) ‘born/produced’ used in sense ‘gold’ (jātarūpa)

• muktā-māṇikya-bhūṣaṇām: adorned with pearls and rubies
• muktā-māṇikya-bhūṣaṇām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘nityām/tām’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muktā (प्रातिपदिक) + māṇikya (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• māṇikya-mukuṭām: wearing a ruby-crown
• māṇikya-mukuṭām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘nityām/tām’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māṇikya (प्रातिपदिक) + mukuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• netra-dvaya-preṅkhat-dayā-parām: whose two eyes are gently moving, and who is supremely compassionate
• netra-dvaya-preṅkhat-dayā-parām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘nityām/tām’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक) + preṅkhat (कृदन्त) + dayā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) compound describing the goddess; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); preṅkhat = present participle (शतृ-कृदन्त) from √preṅkh (प्रेङ्ख्) ‘to swing/oscillate’; parā = ‘supreme’ qualifying dayā

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmi (Sri)
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

The verse presents a dhyāna-style vision of Sri (Lakshmi): her eternal radiance and compassion indicate divine auspiciousness (śrī) that nourishes devotion and steadies the mind in worship.

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

By focusing on the deity’s compassionate, beautiful form, the verse supports bhakti through visualization (dhyāna) and loving remembrance, cultivating reverence and emotional closeness to Vishnu’s divine power (Sri).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects chandas/alankāra-informed stuti language used in ritual recitation: precise epithets and iconographic markers guide correct dhyāna in pūjā, even though no single Vedanga technique (like jyotiṣa) is explicitly taught in this line.