Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 170
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
हृञ्च दाहक्ष्मास्वयुतं वज्रेशीपञ्चमं तथा । मरुत्स्वयुक्तो मध्याढ्यो दशम्याः परतः पुनः ॥ १७० ॥
hṛñca dāhakṣmāsvayutaṃ vajreśīpañcamaṃ tathā | marutsvayukto madhyāḍhyo daśamyāḥ parataḥ punaḥ || 170 ||
‘ഹൃঞ്’ ബീജത്തെ ‘ദാഹ’യും ‘ക്ഷ്മാ’യും കൂടെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ചേർക്കുക; അഞ്ചാമത് ‘വജ്രേശീ’ ആകുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് ‘മരുത്’ ചേർത്ത് അതിനെ മദ്ധ്യത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിക്കുക; പിന്നെയും അതിനെ ‘ദശമി’യ്ക്ക് ശേഷം ന്യസിക്കണം।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical mantra/phonetic arrangement)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It preserves the precision of mantra-prayoga: correct joining and placement of syllables/terms is treated as spiritually consequential, because efficacy in japa and ritual depends on exact śikṣā-style ordering and nyāsa-like positioning.
Indirectly: it supports bhakti by giving the technical framework for disciplined mantra-recitation used in Vishnu-oriented worship—showing that devotion in the Narada Purana is often paired with exact, rule-based practice.
Śikṣā/ritual-mantra procedure: it specifies how particular syllables and mantra-elements are to be combined and where they are to be placed (middle, after the tenth), reflecting technical sequencing used in mantra-vinyāsa/nyāsa traditions.