Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

शुचिः स्वेन युतस्त्वाद्यो ललिता स्याद्द्वितीयकः । शून्यमग्नियुतं पश्चाद्रयोव्याप्तेन संयुतम् ॥ ४० ॥

Transliteration

śuciḥ svena yutastvādyo lalitā syāddvitīyakaḥ | śūnyamagniyutaṃ paścādrayovyāptena saṃyutam || 40 ||

Translation

Die erste Silbe/Bezeichnung ist „Śuci“, verbunden mit seinem eigenen Zeichen; die zweite soll „Lalitā“ sein. Danach wird „Śūnya“ mit „Agni“ verbunden und anschließend mit dem vereint, was von „Raya“ durchdrungen ist.

Word by Word

• śuciḥ: Śuci (a syllable/term)
• śuciḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• svena: by/with its own
• svena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; (agreeing with implied 'rūpeṇa/varṇena')

• yutaḥ: joined/combined
• yutaḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• ādyaḥ: the first
• ādyaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ādya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• lalitā: Lalitā
• lalitā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalitā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• syāt: should be
• syāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• dvitīyakaḥ: the second (element)
• dvitīyakaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (predicative: 'as the second')

• śūnyam: zero/void
• śūnyam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (here as first member in compound)

• agni-yutam: joined with Agni
• agni-yutam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agni + yuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास ('joined with agni'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (qualifying śūnyam/whole phrase)

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kala-adhikarana (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (adverb of sequence)

• rayaḥ: of Raya (name/term)
• rayaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (in sandhi with vyāptena)

• vyāptena: by that which is pervaded/filled
• vyāptena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vy-āp (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saṃyutam: combined/connected
• saṃyutam: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-yuj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada in a technical Vedāṅga-style instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It presents a precise method for assembling sacred sound-elements in the correct order, emphasizing that mantra efficacy depends on exact construction and disciplined procedure.

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

By prescribing accurate mantra-formation for japa, it supports bhakti as a practiced discipline—devotion expressed through correctly transmitted and correctly applied sacred sound.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, Vyākaraṇa/Śikṣā-like procedure: combining named units and marker-terms (e.g., ‘śūnya’, ‘agni’) in a specified sequence—typical of ritual-mantric instruction and mnemonic encoding.