Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

हंसः सदाहवह्निस्वैर्युक्तमंत्यमुदीरितम् । सप्तत्रिंशच्छतार्णैः स्यान्नित्या सौभागमालिनी ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

haṃsaḥ sadāhavahnisvairyuktamaṃtyamudīritam | saptatriṃśacchatārṇaiḥ syānnityā saubhāgamālinī || 73 ||

Translation

Das Mantra namens „Haṃsa“, zusammen mit der letzten Äußerung, die mit ‘sadā’, ‘havas’, ‘agni’ und ‘svair’ verbunden ist—als Girlande von 3.700 Silben rezitiert—wird zur stets wirksamen „Saubhāgya‑mālinī“, der Spenderin beständigen Glücks.

Word by Word

• haṃsaḥ: Haṃsa
• haṃsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sadāha-vahni-svair-yuktam: joined with ‘sadāha’ and ‘vahni’ etc. (compound)
• sadāha-vahni-svair-yuktam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadāha + vahni + svair + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; compound adjective qualifying ‘antyam/udīritam’; internal segmentation partly uncertain (svair-)

• antyam: the final (one)
• antyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘last/final’

• udīritam: uttered; pronounced
• udīritam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udīrita (कृदन्त; √īr उद्+ईर्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle (क्त)

• saptatriṃśat-śata-arṇaiḥ: with thirty-seven hundred syllables/letters (i.e., 3700)
• saptatriṃśat-śata-arṇaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptatriṃśat + śata + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (arṇa), तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘with (so many) syllables/letters’; compound with numeral elements

• syāt: would be; should be
• syāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nityā: the eternal (one)
• nityā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective used as noun/title

• saubhāga-mālinī: she who is garlanded with auspicious fortune
• saubhāga-mālinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāga + mālinī (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘garlanded with good fortune’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada on mantra-vidya/technical recitation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Agni

FAQs

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

It highlights a technical mantra-practice where precise combination and syllable-count (akṣara-saṅkhyā) is treated as spiritually efficacious, promising steady auspiciousness through disciplined recitation.

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

While primarily technical, it supports devotional life by prescribing a structured japa-style practice aimed at cultivating auspiciousness and steadiness—conditions that traditionally sustain long-term bhakti and vrata observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra style precision—attention to phonetics and syllable-count (linked with Śikṣā/phonetic discipline) and the procedural logic of ritual recitation used in Vedic-derived practices.