Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 160

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

विद्यया कुलसुंदर्या योजितः संप्रदायतः । नित्यानित्यत्रिवर्णेयं ष़ड्भिः कूटाक्षरैर्युता ॥ १६० ॥

Transliteration

vidyayā kulasuṃdaryā yojitaḥ saṃpradāyataḥ | nityānityatrivarṇeyaṃ ṣa़ḍbhiḥ kūṭākṣarairyutā || 160 ||

Translation

Unie à la Vidyā de bon augure nommée Kulasundarī, et établie selon la lignée de transmission (sampradāya), cette doctrine doit être comprise sous une forme triple — touchant le permanent et l’impermanent — et elle est pourvue de six syllabes cryptées (kūṭākṣara).

Word by Word

• विद्यया: by/with knowledge (vidyā)
• विद्यया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental singular

• कुलसुंदर्या: by/with Kulāsundarī
• कुलसुंदर्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल + सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कुलस्य सुन्दरी)

• योजितः: is joined/connected
• योजितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु) → योजित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past passive participle (predicative)

• संप्रदायतः: from the tradition/lineage
• संप्रदायतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संप्रदाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; Masculine, Ablative singular

• नित्यानित्यत्रिवर्णेयम्: this (mantra/form) of three syllables called Nityā-Anityā
• नित्यानित्यत्रिवर्णेयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्या + अनित्या + त्रि + वर्ण + इयम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (नित्यानित्य-त्रिवर्ण-इयम् = नित्यानित्ययोः त्रिवर्णा इयम्)

• षड्भिः: with six
• षड्भिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Numeral, Instrumental plural; विशेषणम् कूटाक्षरैः

• कूटाक्षरैः: with coded/secret syllables
• कूटाक्षरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूट + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Neuter, Instrumental plural; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कूटानि अक्षराणि)

• युता: endowed/possessed (of)
• युता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यु (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past participle used adjectivally; विशेषणम् इयम् (implicit)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that higher spiritual knowledge is not merely textual but must be received through an authentic sampradāya, and that it involves discernment between the eternal (nitya) and non-eternal (anitya) while using precise, protected mantra-syllable formulations.

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

By stressing sampradāya-based transmission and disciplined use of sacred syllables, the verse supports Bhakti as a guided upāsanā: devotion becomes effective when practiced with correct mantra, method, and lineage-sanctioned understanding rather than personal invention.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to mantra-śāstra style precision—use of akṣara (phoneme/syllable) structures and coded kūṭākṣaras—linking to Śikṣā (phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa (linguistic discipline) for correct recitation and protected transmission.