Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
मातृकासहितां विग्नां त्रिरावृत्त्यामृतात्मिकाम् । ताडीं सारस्वतीं जिह्वां दीपाकारां स्मरन्पिबेत् ॥ ५९ ॥
mātṛkāsahitāṃ vignāṃ trirāvṛttyāmṛtātmikām | tāḍīṃ sārasvatīṃ jihvāṃ dīpākārāṃ smaranpibet || 59 ||
Recordando la lengua como Sarasvatī—luminosa como una llama—y como la Tāḍī (el canal interior de la palabra), debe beberse esa corriente de néctar que, junto con las Mātr̥kās (potencias silábicas), disipa los obstáculos y, por la triple repetición, se vuelve ambrosía en su propia naturaleza.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical-practice section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a subtle mantra-phonetic meditation: by contemplating speech as Sarasvatī and invoking the Mātr̥kā-syllables with thrice-repeated practice, the aspirant internalizes an “amṛta-like” current that removes obstacles and refines consciousness.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent remembrance of divine Śakti in speech—seeing the tongue as Sarasvatī and treating recitation as sacred—so devotion becomes disciplined japa that purifies and makes practice obstacle-free.
Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) and mantra-prayoga: correct, repeated recitation (tri-āvṛtti) and contemplation of phonemes (mātr̥kā) as living powers, linking sound-discipline to inner yogic experience.