Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 111

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

पंचमं भगमालाद्यं भेरुंडाया द्वितीयकम् । नित्यक्लिन्नाद्वितीयं च तृतीयं षष्ठसप्तमौ ॥ १११ ॥

Transliteration

paṃcamaṃ bhagamālādyaṃ bheruṃḍāyā dvitīyakam | nityaklinnādvitīyaṃ ca tṛtīyaṃ ṣaṣṭhasaptamau || 111 ||

Translation

അഞ്ചാമത് ‘ഭഗാമാലാ’യാൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന വിദ്യ; രണ്ടാം സമുച്ചയം ‘ഭേരുണ്ഡാ’യുടേതാണ്. ‘നിത്യക്ലിന്നാ’യിൽ നിന്ന് രണ്ടാംതും മൂന്നാംതും; അതുപോലെ ക്രമമായി ആറാംതും ഏഴാംതും സ്വീകരിക്കണം ॥१११॥

Word by Word

• paṃcamam: the fifth
• paṃcamam: Saṃjñā (संज्ञा) / Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paṃcama (पंचम) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• bhagamālādyam: beginning with Bhagamālā
• bhagamālādyam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) — apposition to paṃcamam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagamālā (भगमाला) प्रातिपदिक + ādi (आदि) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भगमालाया आद्यम्)

• bheruṃḍāyāḥ: of Bheruṃḍā
• bheruṃḍāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheruṃḍā (भेरुंडा) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• dvitīyakam: the second (one)
• dvitīyakam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) / Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvitīyaka (द्वितीयक) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘second (item)’

• nityaklinnā: of Nityaklinnā
• nityaklinnā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) — genitive relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: nityaklinnā (नित्यक्लिन्ना) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (contextual: ‘of Nityaklinnā’); कर्मधारय-नाम

• dvitīyam: the second
• dvitīyam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) / Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvitīya (द्वितीय) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘the second (one)’

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

• tṛtīyam: the third
• tṛtīyam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) / Saṃjñā (संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīya (तृतीय) प्रातिपदिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘the third (one)’

• ṣaṣṭhasaptamau: the sixth and the seventh
• ṣaṣṭhasaptamau: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) — coordinated items
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (षष्ठ) + saptama (सप्तम) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (षष्ठश्च सप्तमश्च)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Bhagamala
• Bherunda
• Nityaklinna

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precision in sacred practice: specific Vidyās/Devī-names are not random but must be followed in an ordered enumeration, reflecting the Purāṇic insistence on correct sequence (krama) for effective ritual and contemplation.

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

Here devotion is expressed as disciplined worship—bhakti supported by proper procedure—where reverence is shown through accurate remembrance and orderly invocation of the named divine forms.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Anukrama-like ordering and ritual-technical enumeration: the verse functions like a procedural index, guiding correct sequence—akin to Vedāṅga concerns for precise arrangement, recitation, and application in rites.