Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

कामेश्वर्यास्तृतीयादिवर्णानामष्टकं भवेत् । हृदंबुमरुता युक्तः स एवैकादशाक्षरः ॥ ८० ॥

Transliteration

kāmeśvaryāstṛtīyādivarṇānāmaṣṭakaṃ bhavet | hṛdaṃbumarutā yuktaḥ sa evaikādaśākṣaraḥ || 80 ||

Translation

The set of eight syllables is formed from the third and subsequent letters of (the mantra of) Kāmeśvarī. When joined with the syllables ‘hṛd’, ‘ambu’, and ‘marut’, it becomes the eleven-syllabled mantra.

Word by Word

• kāmeśvaryāḥ: of Kāmeśvarī
• kāmeśvaryāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāmeśvarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• tṛtīya-ādi-varṇānām: of the letters beginning with the third
• tṛtīya-ādi-varṇānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (tṛtīyādayaḥ varṇāḥ); पुंलिङ्गे षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• aṣṭakam: a set of eight
• aṣṭakam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• bhavet: should be/becomes
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• hṛt-ambu-marutā: with heart, water, and wind
• hṛt-ambu-marutā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛd/hṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (hṛt + ambu + marut); तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular) — collective instrument

• yuktaḥ: joined/combined
• yuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yukta (प्रातिपदिक; √yuj धातु-कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन, qualifying saḥ (mantra/akṣaraḥ)

• saḥ: that/he/it
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• ekādaśa-akṣaraḥ: eleven-syllabled (mantra)
• ekādaśa-akṣaraḥ: Pratijñā/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (ekādaśa akṣarāṇi yasya/ekādaśa-akṣaraḥ); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instruction to Narada on mantra-vidya)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Kāmeśvarī

FAQs

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

It gives a precise rule for constructing a specific mantra by syllable-selection and combination, emphasizing that spiritual practice must follow exact phonetic and structural prescriptions (akṣara-śuddhi) for efficacy.

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

It supports bhakti indirectly by showing how devotional worship can be stabilized through correctly formed mantras; disciplined mantra-vidyā becomes a technical aid to focused remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-śāstra methodology: counting syllables (aṣṭaka/ekādaśākṣara), selecting varṇas in sequence, and combining seed-syllables according to rule-based ritual grammar.