Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 131
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
हृदार येण दाहेन वह्निस्वाष्टमं तथा । हंसः क्ष्माखंयुतो ग्रासश्चरयुक्तो द्वितीयकः ॥ १३१ ॥
hṛdāra yeṇa dāhena vahnisvāṣṭamaṃ tathā | haṃsaḥ kṣmākhaṃyuto grāsaścarayukto dvitīyakaḥ || 131 ||
Par l’ardeur brûlante produite par l’opération « hṛdāra » (centrée au cœur), le Feu est dit être le huitième. De même, le Haṁsa est décrit comme le « second » : uni à la terre et à l’espace, et accompagné des mouvements d’engloutir et d’errer.
Narada (within a technical/vedanga-style exposition, traditionally framed as dialogue with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
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It presents a technical classification where inner heat (dāha) and fire (vahni) are linked to a numbered sequence, while “haṃsa” is treated as a subtle principle connected with elemental supports (earth and space) and vital functions like intake and movement—hinting at an inner-science reading alongside external enumeration.
Indirectly: by mapping inner processes (heat/fire and the haṃsa principle) it supports disciplined practice and purity, which in Purāṇic teaching becomes a foundation for steady worship and remembrance—making the body-mind a fit instrument for Vishnu-bhakti even when the verse itself is technical.
A Vedanga-like method of ordered enumeration and definition of technical terms—useful for śikṣā (phonetics/recitation discipline) and related subtle-body interpretations where terms like haṃsa and elemental pairings are treated systematically.