Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

ताः श्रृणुष्व महाभाग नामतः प्रवदामि ते । सुशीलां शशिलेखा च यमुना माधवी रतिः ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

tāḥ śrṛṇuṣva mahābhāga nāmataḥ pravadāmi te | suśīlāṃ śaśilekhā ca yamunā mādhavī ratiḥ || 12 ||

Translation

Écoute-les, ô toi le très fortuné; je te les énoncerai par leurs noms—Suśīlā, Śaśilekhā, Yamunā, Mādhavī et Rati.

Word by Word

• ताः: those (feminine ones)
• ताः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म) बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun ‘those (f.)’

• शृणुष्व: hear
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; imperative ‘hear!’

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक: महा+भाग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (आह्वान) एकवचन; vocative address

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त adverb ‘by name/according to names’

• प्रवदामि: I declare
• प्रवदामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘I tell/declare’

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) एकवचन; enclitic pronoun ‘to you/for you’

• सुशीलाम्: Suśīlā
• सुशीलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुशील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; proper name (also adjectival sense ‘well-conducted’)

• शशिलेखा: Śaśilekhā
• शशिलेखा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशि+लेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; ‘moon-mark/line’ as proper name

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• यमुना: Yamunā
• यमुना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमुना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; proper name

• माधवी: Mādhavī
• माधवी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माधवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; proper name

• रतिः: Rati
• रतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; proper name

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Suśīlā
• Śaśilekhā
• Yamunā
• Mādhavī
• Rati

FAQs

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

The verse models the Purāṇic method of transmission: sacred knowledge is preserved through precise naming (nāma), ensuring accurate remembrance and recitation within dharma-based study.

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

While not directly teaching bhakti practice, it supports bhakti’s scriptural foundation by emphasizing attentive listening (śravaṇa) and faithful preservation of the received tradition—key supports for devotional learning.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a Vedāṅga-style concern for correct nomenclature and orderly listing—useful for Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and traditional cataloging of terms/names in technical instruction.