Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
शुचिः स्वेन युतस्त्वाद्यो ललिता स्याद्द्वितीयकः । शून्यमग्नियुतं पश्चाद्रयोव्याप्तेन संयुतम् ॥ ४० ॥
śuciḥ svena yutastvādyo lalitā syāddvitīyakaḥ | śūnyamagniyutaṃ paścādrayovyāptena saṃyutam || 40 ||
पहिला पद ‘शुचि’ असून तो आपल्या चिन्हासह संयुक्त आहे; दुसरा ‘ललिता’ असा सांगितला आहे. पुढे ‘शून्य’ हे ‘अग्नि’सह जोडावे, आणि नंतर ‘रय’ने व्यापलेल्या तत्त्वासह संयोजित करावे.
Sanatkumara (teaching to Narada in a technical Vedāṅga-style instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It presents a precise method for assembling sacred sound-elements in the correct order, emphasizing that mantra efficacy depends on exact construction and disciplined procedure.
By prescribing accurate mantra-formation for japa, it supports bhakti as a practiced discipline—devotion expressed through correctly transmitted and correctly applied sacred sound.
A technical, Vyākaraṇa/Śikṣā-like procedure: combining named units and marker-terms (e.g., ‘śūnya’, ‘agni’) in a specified sequence—typical of ritual-mantric instruction and mnemonic encoding.