Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तृतीयामथ वक्ष्यामि नाम्ना तु भगमालिनी । कामेश्वर्यादिरादिः स्याद्रसश्चापस्थिरारसः ॥ ५२ ॥

Transliteration

tṛtīyāmatha vakṣyāmi nāmnā tu bhagamālinī | kāmeśvaryādirādiḥ syādrasaścāpasthirārasaḥ || 52 ||

Translation

Nun werde ich die dritte Anordnung darlegen, die Bhagamālinī heißt. Der eröffnende Name der Gottheit ist Kāmeśvarī, und der zugehörige «rasa» ist die Folge «Bogen—beständiger rasa».

Word by Word

• तृतीयाम्: the third (one/section)
• तृतीयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; feminine, accusative singular

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकरण-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक/अनन्तरार्थक (sequencing particle)

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall explain/say
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; future, 1st person singular

• नाम्ना: by the name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; neuter, instrumental singular

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक (emphatic/contrastive particle)

• भगमालिनी: (she) Bhagāmālinī
• भगमालिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग-मालिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; feminine, nominative singular; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भगस्य मालिनी)

• कामेश्वरी-आदि-रादिः: the (series) beginning with Kāmeśvarī
• कामेश्वरी-आदि-रादिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामेश्वरी + आदि + रादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular; समास: तत्पुरुष (आदि-रादिः = ‘the beginning-series beginning with…’)

• आदिः: the beginning/first
• आदिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular

• स्यात्: should be/is to be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative, 3rd person singular

• रसः: Rasa (a category/term)
• रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• अप-स्थिरा-रसः: the ‘ap-sthirā’ rasa
• अप-स्थिरा-रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप + स्थिरा + रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular; समास: उपपद/तत्पुरुष (अप-स्थिरा-रसः = ‘rasa with ap + sthirā’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Kāmeśvarī
• Bhagamālinī

FAQs

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

It frames a disciplined, step-by-step approach to sacred recitation by naming a specific third sequence (Bhagamālinī) and fixing its starting deity-name (Kāmeśvarī) and its rasa-pattern, emphasizing precision in ritual speech.

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

Bhakti here is expressed through correct, reverent practice—devotion becomes embodied in orderly mantra-krama, beginning with the invoked divine power (Kāmeśvarī) and following the prescribed sequence without arbitrariness.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights Śikṣā/Vyākaraṇa-style technicality applied to mantra: identifying an ‘ādi’ (starting point) and a ‘rasa’ (phonetic/recitational grouping) that governs how a sequence is to be articulated in ritual contexts.