Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Pañca-prakṛti-nirūpaṇa and Mantra-vidhi: Rādhā, Mahālakṣmī, Durgā, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī; plus Sāvitrī-Pañjara
एवं पञ्चविधा जाता सा राधा सृष्टिकारणम् । आसां पूर्णस्वरूपाणां मंत्रध्यानार्चनादिकम् ॥ ३२ ॥
evaṃ pañcavidhā jātā sā rādhā sṛṣṭikāraṇam | āsāṃ pūrṇasvarūpāṇāṃ maṃtradhyānārcanādikam || 32 ||
ഇങ്ങനെ രാധ പഞ്ചവിധ രൂപത്തിൽ ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചു; അവളാണ് സൃഷ്ടിയുടെ കാരണമാകുന്നത്. അവളുടെ ഈ പൂർണ്ണസ്വരൂപങ്ങൾക്കായി മന്ത്രജപം, ധ്യാനം, അർച്ചന മുതലായ ഉപാസനകൾ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കണം.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a guru–śiṣya dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents Rādhā as the creative principle (sṛṣṭi-kāraṇa) and affirms that her fivefold manifestations are approached through structured sādhana—mantra, meditation, and worship—linking metaphysics to practice.
Bhakti is framed as disciplined devotion: one relates to Rādhā’s complete forms through mantra-japa, dhyāna, and arcana, making inner contemplation and outer worship complementary expressions of devotion.
It highlights ritual-technical application—mantra usage and arcana procedure—requiring correct recitation (śikṣā/phonetics) and proper formulation/understanding of words (vyākaraṇa/grammar) for effective worship.