Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

रंध्रे भाले तथाज्ञायां गले हृदि तथा न्यसेत् । नाभावाधारके पादद्वये मूलाग्रकावधि ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

raṃdhre bhāle tathājñāyāṃ gale hṛdi tathā nyaset | nābhāvādhārake pādadvaye mūlāgrakāvadhi || 34 ||

Translation

രന്ധ്രം (ബ്രഹ്മരന്ധ്രം), ഭാലം, ആജ്ഞാ-കേന്ദ്രം, കണ്ഠം, ഹൃദയം എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിൽ ന്യാസം ചെയ്യണം; അതുപോലെ നാഭി, ആധാരം (മൂലസ്ഥാനം) 그리고 ഇരുപാദങ്ങളിൽ—മൂലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് അഗ്രം വരെ ദേഹഅക്ഷമൊട്ടാകെ।

Word by Word

• रन्ध्रे: in the aperture (fontanel/space)
• रन्ध्रे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रन्ध्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भाले: on the forehead
• भाले: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकार: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आज्ञायाम्: in the ājñā (center)
• आज्ञायाम्: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• गले: in the throat
• गले: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (निपातित-रूप ‘हृदि’)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• न्यसेत्: should place (perform nyāsa)
• न्यसेत्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√अस्/न्यस् (धातु; ‘to place’)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाभौ: in the navel
• नाभौ: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (वैकल्पिक-रूप)

• आधारके: in the support (center)
• आधारके: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आधारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• पाद-द्वये: in the two feet
• पाद-द्वये: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास: द्वौ पादौ (the two feet)

• मूल-अग्रक-अवधि: up to the tip from the root
• मूल-अग्रक-अवधि: अवधि/पर्यन्त (Limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मूल + अग्रक + अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय-प्रयोग: ‘up to/from … to …’ (limit)

Speaker

Narada (teaching a technical ritual-yogic procedure in the Vedanga/Upasana context, traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It teaches internalized worship through nyāsa—placing mantra-awareness along key bodily and subtle centers—so the practitioner’s entire being becomes a fit vessel for japa and meditation.

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

By prescribing nyāsa, it turns devotion into embodied remembrance: the devotee consecrates the body as a temple, making continuous recollection of the deity/mantra easier and more concentrated.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights technical upāsanā procedure—mantra-nyāsa (a ritual application of mantra), aligning recitation with specific loci (marmas/cakras) as a disciplined method supporting meditation and ritual correctness.