Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 185
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
रसो नभस्तथा दाहो व्याप्तक्ष्मावनपूर्विका । खेन युक्ता भवेन्नित्या विजयैकाक्षरा मुने ॥ १८५ ॥
raso nabhastathā dāho vyāptakṣmāvanapūrvikā | khena yuktā bhavennityā vijayaikākṣarā mune || 185 ||
‘रसो’, ‘नभः’ आणि ‘दाह’, तसेच ‘व्याप्त’, ‘क्ष्मा’, ‘वन’ यांपासून सुरू होणारा क्रम—यांना ‘ख’ जोडल्यास, हे मुने, नित्य एकाक्षरी ‘विजया’ होते।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a technical rule of sacred sound-combination—showing that victory (vijayā) is approached through precise mantra-phonetics, a hallmark of Vedanga-based practice.
Indirectly: it supports devotional worship by giving phonetic/mantric precision, ensuring that japa and ritual recitation used in Vishnu-oriented practice are performed correctly and efficaciously.
Shiksha (Vedic phonetics) and allied mantra-grammar: the verse encodes how specific terms/syllables, when joined with a phoneme (‘kha’), yield an ekakshara-form used in ritual recitation.