Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 135

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

द्वितीयोपांत्यमध्यस्थैर्मंत्रार्णैरितरैरपि । ताराद्यैः श्रृणु तद्ध्यानं सर्वसिद्धिविधायकम् ॥ १३५ ॥

Transliteration

dvitīyopāṃtyamadhyasthairmaṃtrārṇairitarairapi | tārādyaiḥ śrṛṇu taddhyānaṃ sarvasiddhividhāyakam || 135 ||

Translation

Dengan menggunakan suku kata mantra yang berada pada kedudukan kedua, pada kedudukan sebelum akhir, dan pada kedudukan tengah—serta suku kata lain yang bermula dengan Tārā—dengarlah dhyāna itu, yang menganugerahkan segala siddhi (pencapaian).

Word by Word

• द्वितीय-उपान्त्य-मध्य-स्थैः: with (letters) placed as second, penultimate, and middle
• द्वितीय-उपान्त्य-मध्य-स्थैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक) + उपान्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थ (कृदन्त; √स्था)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समुच्चय-द्वन्द्व: ‘द्वितीयस्थैः उपान्त्यस्थैः मध्यस्थैः’ (by those situated as 2nd, penultimate, and middle)

• मन्त्र-अर्णैः: with mantra-syllables
• मन्त्र-अर्णैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘मन्त्रस्य अर्णानि’ (mantra-syllables)

• इतरैः: with the other (ones)
• इतरैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; adjective/pronoun-like

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (also/even)

• तारा-आद्यैः: with those beginning with ‘tārā’
• तारा-आद्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘तारादयः’ (beginning with ‘tārā’)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्-ध्यानम्: that meditation
• तत्-ध्यानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ध्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘तस्य ध्यानम्’ (meditation on that)

• सर्व-सिद्धि-विधायकम्: bestowing all siddhis
• सर्व-सिद्धि-विधायकम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + विधायक (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त from √धा with vi-)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘सर्वासां सिद्धीनां विधायकम्’ (bestowing all attainments)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames mantra-meditation as a precise, letter-based discipline: contemplating specific syllabic positions (second, middle, penultimate) is presented as a complete method capable of yielding comprehensive spiritual attainments.

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

Although technical, it supports bhakti by giving a structured way to hold the divine mantra in awareness; steady dhyāna on sacred syllables becomes an aid to one-pointed remembrance and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It highlights a mantra-śāstra approach rooted in phonetics and letter-analysis—close to Śikṣā (sound/phonetics) and Vyākaraṇa-style attention to akṣaras—applied directly to ritual meditation (dhyāna).