Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 17

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तासा मन्त्रं तथा ध्यानं यन्त्रार्चादिक्रमं तथा । वर्णये सर्वतंत्रेषु रहस्यं मुनिसत्तम ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

tāsā mantraṃ tathā dhyānaṃ yantrārcādikramaṃ tathā | varṇaye sarvataṃtreṣu rahasyaṃ munisattama || 17 ||

Translation

Ô le meilleur des sages, je décrirai leurs mantras, leurs contemplations méditatives, ainsi que l’ordre des rites commençant par le yantra et l’adoration, révélant l’enseignement secret présent dans tous les Tantras.

Word by Word

• तासाम्: of those (goddesses/things)
• तासाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural), स्त्रीलिङ्ग-सम्बन्ध (refers to feminine plural)

• मन्त्रम्: mantra
• मन्त्रम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय-प्रयोग (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (indeclinable; 'also/likewise')

• ध्यानम्: meditation
• ध्यानम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यन्त्र-अर्चा-आदि-क्रमम्: the procedure beginning with yantra-worship
• यन्त्र-अर्चा-आदि-क्रमम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्चा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative): 'यन्त्रार्चादीनां क्रमः'

• तथा: also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध/अव्यय-प्रयोग (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-समुच्चय (indeclinable; 'and also')

• वर्णये: I describe
• वर्णये: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सर्व-तन्त्रेषु: in all tantras
• सर्व-तन्त्रेषु: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: 'सर्वाणि तन्त्राणि'

• रहस्यम्: the secret (esoteric teaching)
• रहस्यम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुनि-सत्तम: O best of sages
• मुनि-सत्तम: सम्बोधन (Address/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: 'मुनिषु सत्तमः'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It signals a transition into esoteric instruction: the text will systematize mantra, inner contemplation (dhyāna), and outer ritual technology (yantra and arcana) as a unified path taught across Tantric traditions.

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

Bhakti is implied as disciplined worship: devotion is expressed through correct mantra-recitation, focused visualization of the deity, and reverent arcana performed in an ordered ritual sequence.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure and technical method are emphasized—how mantra, visualization, and worship-steps are arranged (krama), aligning with applied śāstra disciplines used to execute rites correctly.