Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

यतस्तस्मात्तनौ तस्यास्त्वन्याः पंचदशार्चयेत् । ऋषिः शिवश्छंद उक्ता देवता ललितादिकाः ॥ ३७ ॥

Transliteration

yatastasmāttanau tasyāstvanyāḥ paṃcadaśārcayet | ṛṣiḥ śivaśchaṃda uktā devatā lalitādikāḥ || 37 ||

Translation

ゆえに、そのデーヴィーのまさにその御身において、他の十五の顕現を礼拝すべし。リシ（ṛṣi）はシヴァ（Śiva）と説かれ、チャンダス（chandas、韻律）が宣示され、神格はラリター（Lalitā）らである。

Word by Word

• yataḥ: because/wherefrom
• yataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), कारणार्थक-सम्बन्धबोधक (causal/ablatival sense)

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन

• tanau: in the body/form
• tanau: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

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

• anyāḥ: others (female deities/forms)
• anyāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• pañcadaśa: fifteen
• pañcadaśa: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañca + daśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (numerical compound), अव्ययवत् संख्या-विशेषण; (here qualifying 'anyāḥ')

• arcayet: should worship
• arcayet: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ṛṣiḥ: the seer (ṛṣi)
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• śivaḥ: Śiva
• śivaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• chandaḥ: the meter (chandas)
• chandaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chandas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uktāḥ: are said/declared
• uktāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (agreeing with implied 'devatāḥ')

• devatāḥ: deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• lalitā-ādikāḥ: Lalitā and others
• lalitā-ādikāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lalitā + ādi + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ādi-arthaka: 'beginning with'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; (qualifying devatāḥ)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical/ritual-vedic context; dialogue framed within Narada Purana’s instructional discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Lalita

FAQs

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

It emphasizes disciplined, complete worship: not only the principal Devī is honored, but her associated manifestations are also worshipped, with correct mantra-parameters (ṛṣi, chandas, devatā) to ensure the rite is properly grounded.

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

Bhakti here is expressed as structured reverence—adoration of the Devī together with her attendant forms (Lalitā and others), showing devotion that is informed by scriptural method rather than only emotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights mantra-application fundamentals—identifying the mantra’s ṛṣi (seer), chandas (metre), and devatā (presiding deity), a practical requirement in correct recitation and ritual procedure.