Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

धरायुक्सचरा पश्चात्स्थिरा पश्चाद्रसः स्मृतः । स्थिराशून्येऽग्निसंयुक्ते रसः स्यात्तदनंतरम् ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

dharāyuksacarā paścātsthirā paścādrasaḥ smṛtaḥ | sthirāśūnye'gnisaṃyukte rasaḥ syāttadanaṃtaram || 53 ||

Translation

Après l’état «mobile uni à la terre», on enseigne le «stable» ; et après le stable, on se souvient du « rasa ». Lorsque le stable est dépouillé de sa qualité première et s’unit au feu, aussitôt il devient « rasa ».

Word by Word

• धरायुक्-सचरा: the ‘dharāyuk-sacarā’ (name/form)
• धरायुक्-सचरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा + युक् + सचरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; feminine, nominative singular; समास: तत्पुरुष (धरा-युक्-सचरा = ‘sacarā with dharā-yuk’)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequential adverb)

• स्थिरा: Sthirā (name/form)
• स्थिरा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; feminine, nominative singular

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (sequential adverb)

• रसः: Rasa
• रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular

• स्मृतः: is said/known as
• स्मृतः: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; PPP ‘remembered/called’

• स्थिरा-शून्ये: in/with the ‘sthirā-śūnya’ (state)
• स्थिरा-शून्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थिरा + शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; neuter, locative singular; समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (स्थिरा-शून्य = ‘sthirā-void’)

• अग्नि-संयुक्ते: when joined with fire
• अग्नि-संयुक्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्नि + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; neuter, locative singular; समास: तत्पुरुष (अग्निना संयुक्त)

• रसः: Rasa
• रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; masculine, nominative singular

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; optative, 3rd person singular

• तत्-अनन्तरम्: immediately after that
• तत्-अनन्तरम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत् + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Vedanga/technical sciences section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It frames transformation as a lawful sequence: when a stable condition is purified/emptied and then heated by agni, a subtler ‘essence’ (rasa) manifests—mirroring how disciplined tapas and purification reveal inner essence.

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

Indirectly: it uses the language of process—purification and the ‘fire’ of practice—suggesting that steadfastness (sthira) refined by spiritual heat yields the essence (rasa), akin to devotion ripening into concentrated love.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, quasi-alchemical/ritual-science classification: sequential states (sacarā → sthirā → rasa) and the role of agni (heat) as a transformative principle, reflecting applied knowledge used in ritual and material procedures.