Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 115

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

चतुर्भुजां त्रिनयनां माणिक्यमुकुटोज्ज्वलाम् । पाशांकुशामिक्षुचापं दाडिमीशायकं तथा ॥ ११५ ॥

Transliteration

caturbhujāṃ trinayanāṃ māṇikyamukuṭojjvalām | pāśāṃkuśāmikṣucāpaṃ dāḍimīśāyakaṃ tathā || 115 ||

Translation

Médite sur Elle comme ayant quatre bras et trois yeux, resplendissante d’un diadème étincelant serti de rubis; portant le lacet (pāśa) et l’aiguillon (aṅkuśa), ainsi que l’arc de canne à sucre et la flèche de grenade.

Word by Word

• catur-bhujām: four-armed
• catur-bhujām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catur + bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); द्विगुसमास: ‘four-armed’

• tri-nayanām: three-eyed
• tri-nayanām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri + nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); द्विगु: ‘three-eyed’

• māṇikya-mukuṭa-ujjvalām: shining with a ruby crown
• māṇikya-mukuṭa-ujjvalām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māṇikya + mukuṭa + ujjvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘bright with a ruby-crown’ (māṇikya-mukuṭena ujjvalā)

• pāśa-aṅkuśa-āmikṣucāpam: (holding) noose, goad, and sugarcane-bow
• pāśa-aṅkuśa-āmikṣucāpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa + aṅkuśa + ikṣu + cāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative Singular); द्वन्द्व (समाहार): ‘noose, goad, sugarcane-bow’ (as a set of implements)

• dāḍimī-śāyakam: a pomegranate-arrow
• dāḍimī-śāyakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāḍimī + śāyaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘pomegranate-arrow’ (dāḍimyāḥ śāyakaḥ)

• tathā: and also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारबोधक अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, describing the deity for dhyana/puja visualization)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi (four-armed, three-eyed goddess form)

FAQs

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

It gives a precise dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditative iconography): by visualizing the deity’s form and emblems, the practitioner steadies the mind and aligns worship with śāstric (text-authorized) symbolism.

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

Bhakti here is practiced through focused remembrance (smaraṇa) and reverent visualization of the deity’s auspicious form—turning devotion into a disciplined, repeatable meditative act during pūjā and japa.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual science—devatā-rūpa nirūpaṇa used in mantra-sādhana and pūjā (a technical aid to correct dhyāna and nyāsa), even though it is not a grammar/astrology rule itself.