Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

मूलविद्याक्षरैरेव कुर्यादंगानि षट् क्रमात् । एकेन हृदयं शीर्षं तावताथो द्वयं द्वयात् ॥ ४३ ॥

Transliteration

mūlavidyākṣaraireva kuryādaṃgāni ṣaṭ kramāt | ekena hṛdayaṃ śīrṣaṃ tāvatātho dvayaṃ dvayāt || 43 ||

Translation

मूलविद्येच्या अक्षरांनीच क्रमाने षडंग-न्यास करावा। एका अक्षराने हृदय व शिर न्यासावे; नंतर दोन-दोन अक्षरांनी उरलेली अंगे जोडीने न्यासावीत।

Word by Word

• मूल-विद्या-अक्षरैः: by the syllables of the root-mantra
• मूल-विद्या-अक्षरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कुर्यात्: should make/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts (aṅgas)
• अङ्गानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karma-anvaya (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; (अव्ययवत्) अङ्गानि इति पदस्य विशेषणम्

• क्रमात्: in sequence / step by step
• क्रमात्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative) एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभावार्थे (adverbial: ‘in order/stepwise’)

• एकेन: with one (syllable)
• एकेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; करण

• हृदयम्: the heart (hṛdaya)
• हृदयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शीर्षम्: the head (śīrṣa)
• शीर्षम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (हृदयम् इत्यस्य समुच्चयः)

• तावता: with that much / by that
• तावता: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययवत् (adverbial: ‘by that much/with that’)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/next)

• द्वयम्: a pair / two (as a unit)
• द्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘pair/twofold’

• द्वयात्: from (each) pair
• द्वयात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; स्रोत/उत्पत्त्यर्थ (from a pair)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in the technical/ritual section to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It teaches that the mantra is to be internalized as a sacred body through ṣaḍ-aṅga-nyāsa—installing the power of the mūla-vidyā into one’s own limbs—so worship becomes inwardly consecrated and focused.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By prescribing nyāsa, it frames devotion as disciplined worship: the devotee prepares the body-mind as a fit vessel for the deity’s presence, making japa and pūjā more concentrated and reverent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights precise ritual procedure (prayoga) based on mantra-syllable application—an applied, technical discipline aligned with śikṣā (phonetics) and kalpa-style ritual ordering.