Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

शून्ययुग्मं चरयुतं ततः पूर्वमतः परम् । शून्ययुग्मं च गोत्रा स्याद्वाहयुक्तांबुना चरः ॥ ६३ ॥

Transliteration

śūnyayugmaṃ carayutaṃ tataḥ pūrvamataḥ param | śūnyayugmaṃ ca gotrā syādvāhayuktāṃbunā caraḥ || 63 ||

Translation

ಶೂನ್ಯಯುಗ್ಮವನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ‘ಚರ’ ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ; ನಂತರ ಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪೂರ್ವ ಮತ್ತು ಪರವನ್ನು ಗ್ರಹಿಸಬೇಕು. ಶೂನ್ಯಯುಗ್ಮವನ್ನು ‘ಗೋತ್ರ’ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ; ‘ಚರ’ ‘ವಾಹ’ ಮತ್ತು ‘ಅಂಬು’ಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಯುಕ್ತವಾದರೆ ಉದ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಮೌಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ।

Word by Word

• śūnya-yugmam: the ‘zero-pair’
• śūnya-yugmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (śūnyaṃ yugmam)

• cara-yutam: joined with cara
• cara-yutam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त, √yuj/युज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (cara-yuta) ‘joined with cara’

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• pūrvam: previously/first
• pūrvam: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative) ‘first/before’

• ataḥ: therefore/from this
• ataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/तस्मात् (from this/therefore)

• param: afterwards/next
• param: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative) ‘after/next’

• śūnya-yugmam: the ‘zero-pair’
• śūnya-yugmam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• gotrā: gotra
• gotrā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (वैकल्पिकरूपेण दीर्घा ‘gotrā’ पाठभेद/छन्दः)

• syāt: should be
• syāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vāha-yukta-ambunā: with water joined to vāha
• vāha-yukta-ambunā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāha (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त, √yuj/युज्) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd, instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (vāha-yukta) + तृतीया ‘ambunā’

• caraḥ: cara
• caraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/Vedanga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It shows that sacred knowledge is preserved not only through devotion and narrative, but also through precise technical methods (Vedanga-style rules) that safeguard mantras, lineages (gotra), and ritual data.

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

Indirectly: by protecting the correctness of transmitted tradition. Accurate recitation, identification, and ritual precision support steady devotional practice by keeping mantra and rite aligned with śāstra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical encoding/decoding rule using conventional code-words (e.g., śūnya, ambu, vāha, cara) and sequential operations (pūrva/para), typical of Vedanga-adjacent instruction used for preserving ritual and textual data.