Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 110

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तस्या विद्यां प्रवक्ष्यामि साधकानां सुसिद्धिदाम् । द्वितीयं वह्विवासिन्या नित्यक्लिन्ना चतुर्थकम् ॥ ११० ॥

Transliteration

tasyā vidyāṃ pravakṣyāmi sādhakānāṃ susiddhidām | dvitīyaṃ vahvivāsinyā nityaklinnā caturthakam || 110 ||

Translation

ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ സാധകർക്കു ശ്രേഷ്ഠസിദ്ധി നൽകുന്ന അവളുടെ വിദ്യയെ പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. അതിന്റെ രണ്ടാം രൂപം ‘വഹ്നിവാസിനീ’, നാലാം രൂപം ‘നിത്യക്ലിന്നാ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു ॥११०॥

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्) सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• vidyām: mantra/vidyā
• vidyām: Karma (कर्म) — object of ‘pravakṣyāmi’
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (विद्या) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall proclaim
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया) — main predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (प्र+वच्) धातु
• Form: लृट् (simple future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• sādhakānām: of practitioners
• sādhakānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — beneficiary relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhaka (साधक) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• susiddhidām: granting excellent success
• susiddhidām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (सु) अव्यय + siddhi-dā (सिद्धिदा) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — vidyām इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सुसिद्धिं ददाति या)

• dvitīyam: the second
• dvitīyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) / Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvitīya (द्वितीय) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal) — implied ‘(nāma) dvitīyam’

• vahvivāsinyāḥ: of Vahnivāsinī
• vahvivāsinyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive/appositional link
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (वह्नि) + vāsinī (वासिनी) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (वह्नौ वासिनी)

• nityaklinnā: Nityaklinnā (Ever-Moistened)
• nityaklinnā: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) — apposition/name
• Type: Noun
• Root: nitya (नित्य) + klinnā (क्लिन्ना) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (नित्या क्लिन्ना) — देवी-नाम

• caturthakam: the fourth (one)
• caturthakam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) / Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthaka (चतुर्थक) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-नाम (the fourth one)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in an instructional, vidyā-vidhi context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Vahni-vāsinī
• Nitya-klinnā

FAQs

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

It introduces a practitioner-oriented Vidyā said to grant “su-siddhi” (excellent accomplishment) and identifies specific named forms within its sequence, signaling a structured, technical transmission.

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

Indirectly: it frames spiritual progress as disciplined sādhana under a taught Vidyā; in the Purāṇic setting, such technical practice is typically meant to be aligned with purity, restraint, and devotion rather than mere power-seeking.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Mantra-vidhi methodology—classification and precise naming of mantra/vidyā forms—reflecting the technical, applied side of sacred learning emphasized in Book 1.3.