Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 102

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

नवाक्षराणि विद्याया नवरंध्रेषु विन्यसेत् । व्यापकं च समस्तेन कुर्यादेवात्मसिद्धये ॥ १०२ ॥

Transliteration

navākṣarāṇi vidyāyā navaraṃdhreṣu vinyaset | vyāpakaṃ ca samastena kuryādevātmasiddhaye || 102 ||

Translation

Qu’on dépose, par le nyāsa, les neuf syllabes de la Vidyā sacrée dans les neuf ouvertures du corps; puis, la contemplant tout entière comme l’Omniprésente, qu’on agisse ainsi pour obtenir la réalisation de l’Ātman.

Word by Word

• नव-अक्षराणि: nine syllables/letters
• नव-अक्षराणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (नवानि अक्षराणि)

• विद्यायाः: of the vidyā (mantra/knowledge)
• विद्यायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• नव-रन्ध्रेषु: in the nine apertures
• नव-रन्ध्रेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव (प्रातिपदिक) + रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (नवानि रन्ध्राणि)

• विन्यसेत्: should place/assign
• विन्यसेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√न्यस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• व्यापकं: the pervading (nyāsa)
• व्यापकं: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यापक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• समस्तेन: with the whole (method)/entirely
• समस्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (समस्तेन = whole/entirely)

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• आत्म-सिद्धये: for self-attainment/perfection
• आत्म-सिद्धये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनः सिद्धिः)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It teaches internalization of mantra-knowledge through nyāsa and then expanding that awareness as all-pervading, aiming directly at ātma-siddhi (Self-realization).

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

By placing the Vidyā within one’s own embodied experience and contemplating it as universally present, devotion becomes inward (antar-bhakti) and continuous rather than merely external ritual.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical mantra-prayoga: nyāsa (ritual assignment), precise akṣara (syllable) awareness, and disciplined internal visualization—methods aligned with Vedic ritual science and mantra-śāstra practice.