Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
प्राणो रसाग्निसहितः शून्ययुग्मं चरान्वितम् । नभोगोत्रा पुनश्चैषां दाहेन समयोजिता ॥ ४१ ॥
prāṇo rasāgnisahitaḥ śūnyayugmaṃ carānvitam | nabhogotrā punaścaiṣāṃ dāhena samayojitā || 41 ||
‘प्राण’ हा ‘रस’ व ‘अग्नि’सह घेऊन, शून्ययुग्म व ‘चर’ (चल) तत्त्वांनी संयुक्त करावा. नंतर यांना ‘नभो-गोत्र’ लावून ‘दाह’ नावाच्या क्रियेद्वारे योग्य रीतीने संयोजित करावे.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical Vedanga-style section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It shows that even subtle principles like prāṇa are taught with disciplined, rule-based methods—implying that inner realization and outer ritual/technical knowledge must be integrated rather than treated as separate.
Indirectly: Bhakti in the Purāṇic framework is supported by correct understanding and correct practice; this kind of precise instruction safeguards worship and mantra-usage from error, which strengthens devotional life.
A technical, rule-driven procedure using specialized terms (śūnya ‘zero’, cara ‘variable/moving’, and dāha ‘burning’ as an operation), typical of Vedāṅga-style computational/ritual-technical instruction (often associated with Jyotiṣa and mantra-śāstra methods).