Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 199

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

एकाक्षर्यनया सिद्धो जायते खेचरः क्षणात् । षड्दीर्घाढ्यां मूलविद्यां षडंगेषु प्रविन्यसेत् ॥ १९९ ॥

Transliteration

ekākṣaryanayā siddho jāyate khecaraḥ kṣaṇāt | ṣaḍdīrghāḍhyāṃ mūlavidyāṃ ṣaḍaṃgeṣu pravinyaset || 199 ||

Translation

Dengan kaedah satu suku kata ini, pengamal yang telah sempurna segera menjadi “khecara” (pengembara angkasa) sekelip mata. Kemudian hendaklah ia melakukan nyāsa dengan teliti, menempatkan mantra akar yang dihiasi enam vokal panjang pada enam anggota tubuh.

Word by Word

• ekākṣarī-anayā: by this one-syllabled (mantra/vidyā)
• ekākṣarī-anayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekākṣarī (प्रातिपदिक) + idam/anā (प्रातिपदिक, instrumental form)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); anayā = instrumental of pronoun ‘idam’ (इदम्) used as ‘by this’ referring to ekākṣarī

• siddhaḥ: accomplished/perfected
• siddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (of jāyate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• jāyate: is born/becomes
• jāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (लट्, present), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd person), Singular (एकवचन)

• khecaraḥ: sky-goer (one who moves in the sky)
• khecaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to siddhaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khecara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound: kha (sky) + cara (moving); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• kṣaṇāt: in an instant
• kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान) / Temporal point
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन) (used adverbially)

• ṣaṭ-dīrgha-āḍhyām: endowed with six long vowels/syllables
• ṣaṭ-dīrgha-āḍhyām: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of ‘mūlavidyām’
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + dīrgha (प्रातिपदिक) + āḍhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन) agreeing with ‘mūlavidyām’

• mūla-vidyām: the root-vidyā (fundamental mantra)
• mūla-vidyām: Karma (कर्म) (of pravinyaset)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūla (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• ṣaṭ-aṃgeṣu: in the six limbs (aṅgas)
• ṣaṭ-aṃgeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dvigu (द्विगु) compound ‘six limbs’; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Plural (बहुवचन)

• pravinyaset: one should place/insert properly
• pravinyaset: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vi+ni+as (धातु)
• Form: Optative/vidhi-liṅ (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd person), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on mantra-vidyā/nyāsa within Vedāṅga-oriented technical teaching)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It highlights mantra-śakti as a rapid means to siddhi, emphasizing disciplined ritual application (nyāsa) of a root-mantra across the six limbs to stabilize and sanctify the practitioner’s body as a locus of sacred power.

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

Though framed as mantra-vidyā, it supports bhakti by treating the body and speech as instruments of sacred remembrance—placing the mūla-mantra through ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa makes practice focused, reverential, and aligned to the deity-mantra relationship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (phonetics) is implied through attention to dīrgha (long vowels) in the mantra, and kalpa/ritual method appears through the technical procedure of ṣaḍaṅga-nyāsa (precise placement and sequencing).