Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
विद्येशाः पुनरैशं तु मंत्रा विद्याभिधं पुनः । इमानि चैव तत्त्वानि शुद्धाध्वेति प्रकीर्तितम् ॥ ३५ ॥
vidyeśāḥ punaraiśaṃ tu maṃtrā vidyābhidhaṃ punaḥ | imāni caiva tattvāni śuddhādhveti prakīrtitam || 35 ||
വീണ്ടും, വിദ്യേശന്മാർ ഈശ-മണ്ഡലത്തിൽപ്പെട്ടവരെന്ന് പറയുന്നു; മന്ത്രങ്ങളും ‘വിദ്യ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ തന്നെ അഭിധേയമാകുന്നു. ഈ തത്ത്വങ്ങളെയെല്ലാം ‘ശുദ്ധാധ്വ’—ശുദ്ധ മാർഗം—എന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാതമാക്കുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames mantras and their presiding powers (Vidyeśas) as part of a ‘pure path’ of principles (Śuddhādhvā), implying that correct knowledge of mantra and its divine governance purifies practice and supports liberation-oriented discipline.
By placing mantras under the Lord’s (Īśa’s) domain, it suggests devotional practice is not merely linguistic recitation but alignment with the divine source that empowers mantra—turning technical mantra-vidyā into God-centered worship.
It highlights mantra-vidyā as a structured science with presiding deities and definable categories (tattvas), a key idea for correct ritual application—knowing what a mantra is, how it is classified, and the authority (Īśa) behind its efficacy.