Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
शून्ययुग्मं चरयुतं ततः पूर्वमतः परम् । शून्ययुग्मं च गोत्रा स्याद्वाहयुक्तांबुना चरः ॥ ६३ ॥
śūnyayugmaṃ carayutaṃ tataḥ pūrvamataḥ param | śūnyayugmaṃ ca gotrā syādvāhayuktāṃbunā caraḥ || 63 ||
Ambillah sepasang sifar lalu tambahkan bilangan yang dilambangkan oleh “cara”; kemudian, daripadanya ambil yang terdahulu dan yang terkemudian menurut turutan. Sepasang sifar dikatakan menandai “gotra”; dan “cara”, apabila digabung dengan “vāha” serta “ambu”, menghasilkan nilai yang dimaksudkan menurut kod ini.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/Vedanga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It shows that sacred knowledge is preserved not only through devotion and narrative, but also through precise technical methods (Vedanga-style rules) that safeguard mantras, lineages (gotra), and ritual data.
Indirectly: by protecting the correctness of transmitted tradition. Accurate recitation, identification, and ritual precision support steady devotional practice by keeping mantra and rite aligned with śāstra.
A technical encoding/decoding rule using conventional code-words (e.g., śūnya, ambu, vāha, cara) and sequential operations (pūrva/para), typical of Vedanga-adjacent instruction used for preserving ritual and textual data.