Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
स्थिरा भूसहिता गोत्रा सदाहोऽग्निरसः स्थिरा । नभश्च मरुता युक्तं रसवर्णसमन्वितम् ॥ ५४ ॥
sthirā bhūsahitā gotrā sadāho'gnirasaḥ sthirā | nabhaśca marutā yuktaṃ rasavarṇasamanvitam || 54 ||
पृथ्वी स्थिर व सघन असून गोत्रधारिणी आहे। अग्नी सदैव दाहक असून रस हे त्याचे स्वभावलक्षण आहे। आकाशही वायूसह संयुक्त होऊन रस व वर्ण यांनी युक्त होते।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/technical context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It frames the world as an ordered system where each element has a fixed ‘dharma’ (intrinsic property). Recognizing these inherent qualities supports Vedic discernment (viveka) and correct application of śāstric knowledge.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by clarifying the created order (bhūta-sṛṣṭi) as governed by law-like qualities; devotion matures when one sees the cosmos as structured and sustained under divine ordinance rather than random.
A technical mapping of elemental properties (bhūta-dharma), useful as background for ritual reasoning—e.g., why specific materials, colors, and substances (rasa/varṇa) are chosen in yajña and observances.