Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

विध्नदुःस्वप्रशमनी सर्वाभीष्टप्रदायिनी । शुचिः स्वेन युतस्त्वाद्यो रसावह्निसमन्वितः ॥ १४३ ॥

Transliteration

vidhnaduḥsvapraśamanī sarvābhīṣṭapradāyinī | śuciḥ svena yutastvādyo rasāvahnisamanvitaḥ || 143 ||

Translation

She pacifies obstacles and evil dreams, and bestows all desired aims. Pure and endowed with her own innate power, she is primordial in nature and united with rasa (essence), vāyu (wind), and agni (fire).

Word by Word

• विघ्न-दुःस्वप्न-शमनी: remover of obstacles and bad dreams
• विघ्न-दुःस्वप्न-शमनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विघ्न + दुःस्वप्न + शमनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः बहु-तत्पुरुष (विघ्नानां दुःस्वप्नानां च शमनी), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सर्व-अभीष्ट-प्रदायिनी: giver of all desired (boons)
• सर्व-अभीष्ट-प्रदायिनी: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + अभीष्ट + प्रदायिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (सर्वाणि अभीष्टानि प्रददाति इति), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्वेन: with one’s own (self)
• स्वेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/तृतीया), एकवचन

• युतः: joined/associated
• युतः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (प्रातिपदिक; √युज्-क्त)
• Form: कृदन्तः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle)

• आद्यः: the first / primordial
• आद्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रस-अवह्नि-समन्वितः: endowed with rasa and avahni
• रस-अवह्नि-समन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रस + अवह्नि + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः बहु-तत्पुरुषः (रसैः अवह्निभिः च समन्वितः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (as part of a technical/Vedanga-style description within the dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It presents a protective, auspicious power that removes impediments (vighna) and inauspicious dream-signs, while also granting desired outcomes—linking purity with effective spiritual/ritual accomplishment.

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

By emphasizing purity and the bestowal of desired aims through a sacred, auspicious power, it supports the bhakti framework where divine grace removes obstacles and fulfills righteous intentions when approached with śauca (purity).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, mantra-ritual worldview: auspicious results arise from śauca (purity) and correctly understood subtle principles, including elemental associations (rasa–vāyu–agni) often used in ritual and mantra applications.