Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 99

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

भेरुंडाद्यमिहाद्यं स्यान्नित्यक्लिन्नाद्यनंतरम् । ततोंऽबुशून्ये हंसाग्निह्युत्तमंबुमरुद्युतम् ॥ ९९ ॥

Transliteration

bheruṃḍādyamihādyaṃ syānnityaklinnādyanaṃtaram | tatoṃ'buśūnye haṃsāgnihyuttamaṃbumarudyutam || 99 ||

Translation

ഇവിടെ ക്രമം ‘ഭേരുണ്ഡ’യിൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്നു; അതിന് പിന്നാലെ ‘നിത്യക്ലിന്ന’യിൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്നതു വരുന്നു. തുടർന്ന് ‘അംബു-ശൂന്യ’ വിന്യാസത്തിൽ ‘ഹംസ’യും ‘അഗ്നി’യും; പിന്നെ ‘ഉത്തമ അംബു’യും ‘മരുത്’യും യുക്തമായ ഭാഗം പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• भेरुंडाद्यम्: beginning with ‘Bheruṇḍa’
• भेरुंडाद्यम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भेरुंड + आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘beginning with Bheruṇḍa’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (आद्यं)

• इह: here
• इह: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: ‘here’)

• आद्यं: the first
• आद्यं: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/विधेय

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नित्यक्लिन्नाद्यनन्तरम्: next after (the one) beginning with Nityaklinnā
• नित्यक्लिन्नाद्यनन्तरम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्यक्लिन्न + आद्य + अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘next after that beginning with Nityaklinnā’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (आद्यं/क्रमः)

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (adverb: ‘then/thereafter’)

• अम्बुशून्ये: in the waterless (place/state)
• अम्बुशून्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बु + शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘water-void/without water’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• हंसाग्निहि: (the pair) haṃsa and fire
• हंसाग्निहि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस + अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (हंसश्च अग्निश्च); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (समाहार/एकवद्भाव-प्रयोग); पदसमूह

• उत्तमाम्बुमरुद्युतम्: joined with the best water and wind
• उत्तमाम्बुमरुद्युतम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम + अम्बु + मरुत् + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (‘joined with the best water and wind’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (किञ्चित् पदम्/क्रमः)

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within the Vedanga/technical enumeration section)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It presents a precise sequencing/classification of named mantric or ritual units, emphasizing that correct order and elemental grouping are part of disciplined sacred practice (vidhi) in the technical teachings of Book 1.3.

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

Indirectly: it shows that devotion is supported by correct method—proper recitation/arrangement and faithful adherence to prescribed order—so that worship is performed with accuracy rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a technical, Vedanga-style approach to ritual/mantra organization—listing items in sequence and grouping them by features such as elemental association (e.g., fire, wind, water) relevant to ritual application.