Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
दधानां कामराजांके यन्त्रीतां मुदुतां स्मरेत् । मध्यस्थदेवी त्वेकैव षोडशाकारतः स्थाता ॥ ३६ ॥
dadhānāṃ kāmarājāṃke yantrītāṃ mudutāṃ smaret | madhyasthadevī tvekaiva ṣoḍaśākārataḥ sthātā || 36 ||
देवीचे स्मरण करावे—ती कामराजाच्या अंकात विराजमान, यंत्रात प्रतिष्ठित आणि मृदुभावयुक्त आहे; मध्यस्थ देवी एकच असून ती षोडशाकार (सोळा रूपांनी) प्रकट होते।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches focused dhyāna: the deity is contemplated as centrally installed in a yantra, yet ultimately one—manifesting as sixteen aspects—so the practitioner unifies multiplicity into a single devotional vision.
Bhakti here is expressed as intimate remembrance (smaraṇa) and gentle, steady contemplation of the Devi’s presence; devotion becomes precise through yantra-centered meditation while maintaining the insight of one underlying divinity.
It reflects technical upāsanā method—yantra-pratiṣṭhā (installing/placing the deity in a yantra) and dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (meditation markers), a procedural discipline aligned with ritual-science style teachings found in Book 1.3.