Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 92

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

न्यसेन्मंत्रार्णनवकं मातृकान्यासपूर्वकम् । अथ ध्यानं प्रवक्ष्यामि देव्याः सर्वार्थसिद्धिदम् ॥ ९२ ॥

Transliteration

nyasenmaṃtrārṇanavakaṃ mātṛkānyāsapūrvakam | atha dhyānaṃ pravakṣyāmi devyāḥ sarvārthasiddhidam || 92 ||

Translation

Après avoir d’abord accompli le mātṛkā-nyāsa, qu’on installe ensuite les neuf syllabes du mantra. À présent, j’exposerai la méditation sur la Déesse, qui confère l’accomplissement de tous les buts.

Word by Word

• nyaset: should place/perform nyāsa
• nyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु) + नि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• mantra-arṇa-navakam: the nine mantra-syllables
• mantra-arṇa-navakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + navaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषसमास (determinative): मन्त्र-अर्ण-नवकम्

• mātṛkā-nyāsa-pūrvakam: preceded by mātṛkā-nyāsa
• mātṛkā-nyāsa-pūrvakam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mātṛkā (प्रातिपदिक) + nyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial) अर्थे ‘पूर्वम्/पूर्वकं’ = ‘having first done’

• atha: then/now
• atha: Sambandha/Anukrama (सम्बन्ध/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequencing particle)

• dhyānam: meditation
• dhyānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhyāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु) + pra- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• devyāḥ: of the Goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन (singular)

• sarva-artha-siddhi-dam: granting success in all aims
• sarva-artha-siddhi-dam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); तत्पुरुषसमास: सर्वार्थसिद्धिदम् = ‘सर्वार्थानां सिद्धिं ददाति’ (giver of success in all aims)

Speaker

Narada (teaching the ritual sequence and Devi-dhyana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devi

FAQs

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

It establishes the correct inner-ritual order: purifying and sanctifying the body through mātṛkā-nyāsa, then installing the mantra-syllables, and finally entering Devi-dhyāna—presented as a direct means to accomplish life’s aims through disciplined sādhanā.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as focused reverence and surrender through mantra and meditation: the devotee prepares the body-mind as a seat of the Divine (nyāsa) and then contemplates the Goddess with single-pointed devotion (dhyāna).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights applied ritual-technology—nyāsa (mantra placement) and dhyāna-vidhi—linked to mantra-śāstra and precise phonetic/letter awareness (mātṛkā), a technical discipline aligned with Vedāṅga-style procedural correctness.