Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 104

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

चारुस्मेरमुखांभोजां विलसन्नयनत्रयाम् । अष्टाभिर्बाहुभिर्युक्तां माणिक्याभरणोज्ज्वलाम् ॥ १०४ ॥

Transliteration

cārusmeramukhāṃbhojāṃ vilasannayanatrayām | aṣṭābhirbāhubhiryuktāṃ māṇikyābharaṇojjvalām || 104 ||

Translation

അവളുടെ മുഖാംഭോജം മധുരസ്മിതം കൊണ്ട് ശോഭിച്ചു; ത്രിനേത്രങ്ങൾ ദീപ്തമായി. അഷ്ടഭുജയുക്തയായി, മാണിക്യാഭരണങ്ങളാൽ അവൾ ഉജ്ജ്വലമായി തിളങ്ങി॥

Word by Word

• चारु-स्मेर-मुख-अम्बोजाम्: whose lotus-like face is charmingly smiling
• चारु-स्मेर-मुख-अम्बोजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक) + स्मेर (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक) + अम्बोज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुपद-कर्मधारयः (चारुं स्मेरं मुखम् एव अम्बोजम्)

• विलसत्-नयन-त्रयाम्: having three shining eyes
• विलसत्-नयन-त्रयाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलसत् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + नयन (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (विलसन्ति नयनानि यस्याः; त्रय = three)

• अष्टाभिः: with eight
• अष्टाभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: (सङ्ख्यावाचक) तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• बाहुभिः: arms
• बाहुभिः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• युक्ताम्: endowed/connected (with)
• युक्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• माणिक्य-आभरण-उज्ज्वलाम्: radiant with ruby ornaments
• माणिक्य-आभरण-उज्ज्वलाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: माणिक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक) + उज्ज्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (माणिक्यैः आभरणैः उज्ज्वला)

Speaker

Narada (narrating/description within the dialogue tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Devi (three-eyed, eight-armed form)

FAQs

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

The verse functions as rūpa-dhyāna (meditative visualization): the devotee fixes the mind on a luminous, auspicious divine form—lotus-face, trinetra, and ashtabhuja—so attention becomes one-pointed and devotional contemplation deepens.

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

By presenting an attractive and symbol-rich divine form, it supports bhakti through smaraṇa (remembrance) and dhyāna (meditation): the devotee lovingly contemplates the deity’s features, which stabilizes emotion and faith and prepares the mind for worship and mantra.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

While not a technical Vedāṅga rule, it reflects practical dhyāna-vidhi used in ritual manuals—iconographic cues (trinetra, ashtabhuja, ornaments) guide visualization during pūjā and japa, aligning worship with prescribed form-meditation.