Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 130

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

हंसो धरा स्वयं युक्तस्तेजश्चरसमन्वितम् । वायुः प्रभाचरयुता ग्रासशक्तिसमन्वितः ॥ १३० ॥

Transliteration

haṃso dharā svayaṃ yuktastejaścarasamanvitam | vāyuḥ prabhācarayutā grāsaśaktisamanvitaḥ || 130 ||

Translation

Le Haṁsa, par sa propre nature, est uni à la Terre ; le Feu est pourvu de mobilité ; et le Vent, accompagné de lumière et de mouvement, est doté du pouvoir de saisir et de consumer.

Word by Word

• हंसः: Haṃsa (swan / a form-name)
• हंसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धराः: Earth
• धराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (पाठे ‘धरा’ इति); ‘earth’

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मवाचक (reflexive adverb)

• युक्तः: endowed/connected
• युक्तः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) प्रयुक्तः विशेषणवत्; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘joined/endowed’

• तेजः: splendor/energy
• तेजः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चर-समन्वितम्: endowed with movement
• चर-समन्वितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: चर (moving) + समन्वित (endowed with)

• वायुः: Wind
• वायुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रभा-चर-युता: endowed with moving radiance
• प्रभा-चर-युता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रभा + चर + युता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: प्रभा (light) + चर (moving) + युता (endowed with)

• ग्रास-शक्ति-समन्वितः: possessed of the power to devour
• ग्रास-शक्ति-समन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्रास + शक्ति + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: ग्रास (devouring) + शक्ति (power) + समन्वित (possessed of)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Hamsa
• Dhara (Earth)
• Tejas (Fire)
• Vayu (Wind)

FAQs

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

It assigns distinctive śaktis (powers) to cosmic principles—earth’s stability/connectedness, fire’s mobility, and wind’s grasping-consumptive force—showing an ordered, intelligible creation governed by inherent natures (svabhāva).

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

By portraying the universe as structured through divinely ordered powers, it supports bhakti as reverent recognition of a higher governing principle (often contemplated as Haṁsa/Nārāyaṇa) behind elemental functions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects technical mapping of elemental qualities and functions—useful for applied śāstric frameworks (e.g., ritual/kalpa correspondences and interpretive cosmology used alongside Vedāṅga-style classifications).