Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 26
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
त्रिविधा हंसभेदेव श्रृणु तां च यथाक्रमम् । हंसाद्ययाऽद्या मध्या स्यादादिमध्यस्थहंसया ॥ २६ ॥
trividhā haṃsabhedeva śrṛṇu tāṃ ca yathākramam | haṃsādyayā'dyā madhyā syādādimadhyasthahaṃsayā || 26 ||
आता ‘हंस’ छंदाचा त्रिविध भेद क्रमाने ऐक—पहिला ‘हंस’ने आरंभ होतो; मधला भेद तो ज्यात ‘हंस’ मध्यभागी असतो; आणि शेवटचा भेद तो ज्यात ‘हंस’ आरंभी व मध्य—दोन्ही ठिकाणी असतो.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that sacred learning includes precise technical disciplines (Vedāṅgas) like Chandas; correct metrical knowledge supports accurate preservation and recitation of Vedic and devotional texts.
Indirectly: by emphasizing disciplined transmission of hymns and stotras, it supports bhakti practice through correct chanting and textual integrity rather than giving a direct devotional instruction.
Chandas (prosody): it classifies the Haṃsa metre into three types based on where the marker “haṃsa” occurs—at the beginning, in the middle, or at both beginning and middle.