Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

शून्यं च केवलं चैव रसश्च सचरस्थिरा । वियदंबुयुतं दाहस्त्वग्नियुक्सयुतः शुचिः ॥ ६७ ॥

Transliteration

śūnyaṃ ca kevalaṃ caiva rasaśca sacarasthirā | viyadaṃbuyutaṃ dāhastvagniyuksayutaḥ śuciḥ || 67 ||

Translation

(Voici les désignations techniques :) « Vide » et « l’Unique » ; « Rasa » avec tout ce qui est mobile et immobile ; « le ciel uni à l’eau » ; « l’ardeur brûlante » — ce qui est uni au feu ; et « le pur ».

Word by Word

• śūnyam: void; zero
• śūnyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; substantively used (नामवत्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• kevalam: only; mere
• kevalam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kevala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• rasaḥ: essence; sap; taste
• rasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• sa-cara-sthirāḥ: together with moving and unmoving (beings)
• sa-cara-sthirāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय उपसर्गार्थ) + cara (प्रातिपदिक) + sthira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; समासः—सत्पुरुष (सह-कारक): 'चरैः सह स्थिराः' = with moving and stationary (beings)

• viyat-ambu-yutam: endowed with ether and water
• viyat-ambu-yutam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viyat (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'युक्त' (past participle) = endowed/connected with; समासः—तत्पुरुष

• dāhaḥ: burning; heat
• dāhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tu: but; indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (adversative/emphatic particle)

• agni-yuk-sayutaḥ: joined with fire; well-associated
• agni-yuk-sayutaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक) + yuk (कृदन्त, √yuj) + sayuta (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष; 'अग्निना युक्तः' (yuk) तथा 'सयुतः' = well-joined/associated

• śuciḥ: pure; bright
• śuciḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Narada (within a Vedanga/technical sciences instruction section; dialogue frame traditionally with Sanatkumara lineage)

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 highlights how Vedic tradition preserves meaning through precise technical terms—training the student to see the cosmos (space, water, fire; moving and unmoving beings) as ordered knowledge, not confusion.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti in the Narada Purana is supported by correct learning and recitation; such technical naming safeguards accurate transmission of hymns and teachings used in worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedanga-style technical nomenclature—useful for disciplined study, memorization, and precise usage in śikṣā/phonetics and related scholastic systems where terms can function as coded labels.