Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
प्राणो द्वितीयः स्वयुतो वनदुच्छक्तिभिः परः । इतीरिता त्र्यक्षराख्या नित्येयं कुलसुंदरी ॥ १४४ ॥
prāṇo dvitīyaḥ svayuto vanaducchaktibhiḥ paraḥ | itīritā tryakṣarākhyā nityeyaṃ kulasuṃdarī || 144 ||
‘प्राण’ हा दुसरा अक्षर, ‘स्व’ युक्त असून ‘वन’ व ‘दु’ यांनी सूचित शक्तींच्या परे (म्हणजे नंतर) ठेवावा. अशा रीतीने त्र्यक्षरी म्हणून प्रसिद्ध नित्य कुलसुंदरी सांगितली आहे.
Narada (teaching mantra-vidya within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It encodes a specific three-syllabled (tri-akṣarī) formulation of Kulasundarī/Nityā, emphasizing that mantra is a precise arrangement of sound-powers (śaktis) whose order is itself spiritually operative.
Bhakti here takes the form of upāsanā: devotion expressed through faithful remembrance and correct recitation of the deity’s mantra, treating the Goddess as ‘nityā’—ever-present and approachable through sound.
Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-śāstra method: the verse teaches that syllable-order, junction (yuta), and placement (para) are technical rules for constructing and reciting mantras correctly.