Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

श्रीराधा सुन्दरी देवी तांत्रिकैः परिकीर्त्यते । कुरुकुल्ला च वाराही चन्द्रालिललिते उभे ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

śrīrādhā sundarī devī tāṃtrikaiḥ parikīrtyate | kurukullā ca vārāhī candrālilalite ubhe || 24 ||

Translation

Śrī Rādhā, die schöne Devī, wird in der tantrischen Überlieferung gepriesen. Sie wird auch Kurukullā und Vārāhī genannt—beides (Gestalten), die als Candrālī und Lalitā bekannt sind.

Word by Word

• श्री-राधा: Śrī Rādhā
• श्री-राधा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + राधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘श्रीराधा’ = ‘glorious/auspicious Rādhā’

• सुन्दरी: beautiful
• सुन्दरी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• देवी: goddess
• देवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तांत्रिकैः: by the Tantrikas
• तांत्रिकैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तांत्रिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (agent/instrument)

• परिकीर्त्यते: is proclaimed
• परिकीर्त्यते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + √कीर्त्/√कीर् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘is proclaimed/celebrated’

• कुरुकुल्ला: Kurukullā
• कुरुकुल्ला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुकुल्ला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction: and)

• वाराही: Vārāhī
• वाराही: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चन्द्रालि-ललिते: Candrālī and Lalitā (the two)
• चन्द्रालि-ललिते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रालि (प्रातिपदिक) + ललित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), द्विवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘चन्द्राल्याः ललिते’ (two named Candrālī and Lalitā)

• उभे: both
• उभे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Sri Radha
• Sundari Devi
• Kurukulla
• Varahi
• Candrali
• Lalita

FAQs

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

It presents Śrī Rādhā as the one Goddess praised under multiple sacred names and forms, indicating that devotional focus may be directed to the same divine reality through different Tantric identifications.

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

By affirming revered names (nāma) and forms (rūpa) of the Goddess, it supports bhakti through remembrance, praise, and form-based worship—where different traditions may address the same Devī with different epithets.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects technical naming/identification used in specialized traditions—useful for correct mantra-recitation and ritual address (a practical concern aligned with śikṣā and vyākaraṇa-oriented precision in sacred terminology).