Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 195

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तदंतर्वृतयुग्मांतरष्टकोणं विधाय तु । तदंतश्च तथा पद्मं षोडशच्छदसंयुतम् ॥ १९५ ॥

Transliteration

tadaṃtarvṛtayugmāṃtaraṣṭakoṇaṃ vidhāya tu | tadaṃtaśca tathā padmaṃ ṣoḍaśacchadasaṃyutam || 195 ||

Translation

Puis, à l’intérieur, trace une figure à huit angles dans l’espace entre la paire de cercles ; et, en son sein, trace encore un lotus pourvu de seize pétales.

Word by Word

• तत्-अन्तर्-वृत-युग्म-अन्तर-अष्टकोणम्: an octagon within that, enclosed in the intermediate paired space
• तत्-अन्तर्-वृत-युग्म-अन्तर-अष्टकोणम्: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर् (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP, √वृ 'वरणे') + युग्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + अष्टकोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (तस्य अन्तरं वृतं, तत्र युग्मान्तरं, तत्र अष्टकोणम् इति)

• विधाय: having made
• विधाय: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + √धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having arranged/made)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (but/indeed)

• तत्-अन्तः: inside that
• तत्-अन्तः: अधिकरण (अधिकरणम्/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तः (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; देशवाचक अव्यय (inside that)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/likewise)

• पद्मम्: a lotus (diagram)
• पद्मम्: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• षोडश-छद-संयुतम्: endowed with sixteen petals
• षोडश-छद-संयुतम्: कर्म (कर्म/Direct object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षोडश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + छद (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त, क्त/PPP, √युज् + सम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (षोडशभिः छदैः संयुतम् = having sixteen petals/leaves)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada a technical ritual/diagram procedure)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It gives a precise inner layout of a sacred diagram (mandala/yantra), where progressively inward shapes symbolize increasing concentration—moving from boundary forms (circles) to a stabilizing enclosure (octagon) and finally to a devotional seat of the deity/energy (the sixteen-petalled lotus).

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

Though technical, the instruction supports bhakti-upāsanā by preparing the proper worship-field: the lotus with sixteen petals is a classic locus for placing mantras and invoking the chosen deity with ordered reverence and mental focus.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects applied ritual-technical knowledge used in kalpa-style procedures: precise diagram construction (mandala/yantra-vidhi) and spatial ordering required for mantra-nyāsa and worship protocols.