Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
गुणवेदाक्षरैः शेषाण्यंगानि षडिति क्रमात् । अरुणामरुणाकल्पां सुंदरीं सुस्मिताननाम् ॥ ७५ ॥
guṇavedākṣaraiḥ śeṣāṇyaṃgāni ṣaḍiti kramāt | aruṇāmaruṇākalpāṃ suṃdarīṃ susmitānanām || 75 ||
Ensuite, dans l’ordre prescrit, on assigne les six membres restants par les syllabes qui désignent les guṇa et le Veda. Puis l’on médite sur Elle : d’un rouge cramoisi, rayonnante comme l’aurore, belle, au visage doucement souriant.
Narada (within a technical/ritual-vidhi exposition in dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links precise mantra-application (placing syllables onto the body as ritual “limbs”) with inner contemplation, showing that correct procedure (krama) and focused dhyāna together refine the practitioner’s awareness toward the invoked divine form.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, disciplined worship: the devotee performs ordered nyāsa and then lovingly visualizes the deity’s auspicious form—beauty, radiance, and gentle smile—so devotion becomes steady and intimate through repeated remembrance.
It highlights a technical ritual application of akṣaras (syllables) in a fixed sequence—an approach tied to Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation precision) and Kalpa (ritual procedure), especially in the method of aṅga-nyāsa (six-limbed placement).