Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 121

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

रयोव्यासेन शुचिना युतः स्यात्तदनंतरम् । अत्यार्णां वह्निवासिन्या दूती नित्या समीरिताः ॥ १२१ ॥

Transliteration

rayovyāsena śucinā yutaḥ syāttadanaṃtaram | atyārṇāṃ vahnivāsinyā dūtī nityā samīritāḥ || 121 ||

Translation

ಅನಂತರ ಶುದ್ಧ ‘ರಯೋವ್ಯಾಸ’ದಿಂದ ಯುಕ್ತಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕು. ಆ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುವ ‘ದೂತೀ’ಯನ್ನು ‘ನಿತ್ಯಾ’—ಸದಾ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತ—ಎಂದು ಘೋಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.

Word by Word

• rayaḥ-vyāsena: by the spreading of speed/flow
• rayaḥ-vyāsena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rayaḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘by the expansion/spreading of speed/flow’)

• śucinā: by/with the pure (one/means)
• śucinā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; used adjectivally ‘pure’

• yutaḥ: joined
• yutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (युज्, धातु) → yuta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; क्त-प्रत्यय ‘joined’

• syāt: should be
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्, धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्/optative), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; परस्मैपद

• tad-anantaram: immediately thereafter
• tad-anantaram: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-samāsa; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः (adverbial) ‘immediately after that’

• ati-ārṇām: Atyārṇā (name/epithet)
• ati-ārṇām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ati (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + ārṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; ati- उपसर्गयुक्त-प्रातिपदिक (‘very/overly flood-like’; name/epithet)

• vahni-vāsinyā: by (her) who dwells in fire
• vahni-vāsinyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; समासः तत्पुरुषः (‘dwelling in fire’)

• dūtī: the messenger (goddess)
• dūtī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūtī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• nityā: eternal/constant
• nityā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• samīritāḥ: have been declared
• samīritāḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa / Predicative (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√īr (ईर्, धातु) → samīrita (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘uttered/declared’ (agreeing with implied plural ‘names/forms’)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within a Vedanga/technical-science passage, traditionally in dialogue lineage with Sanatkumara)

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 emphasizes ordered inner-and-outer purification: after attaining śuci (purity), a subtle ‘diffusion of rays/energies’ is contemplated, and Agni is presented as a constant intermediary—symbolizing the ever-present link between offering, mantra, and divine transmission.

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

While technical in tone, it supports Bhakti by showing that devotion is stabilized through disciplined purity and correct sequence; Agni as the ‘ever-present messenger’ mirrors how offerings and prayers are carried faithfully when practice is sincere and orderly.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical sequencing and the role of Agni as a transmitting principle are highlighted—useful for understanding kalpa-style procedure (order of acts) and mantra-prayoga logic, where purity (śuci) and correct progression (tad-anantaram) are essential.