Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

शून्ययुग्मं चरयुतं हृद्दाहोंबुमरुद्युतः । व्योमाग्निसहितं पश्चाद्रसश्च मरुता स्थिरा ॥ ७० ॥

Transliteration

śūnyayugmaṃ carayutaṃ hṛddāhoṃbumarudyutaḥ | vyomāgnisahitaṃ paścādrasaśca marutā sthirā || 70 ||

Translation

“(Ambil) sepasang sifar yang disertakan dengan ‘cara’; (kemudian) gugusan yang ditandai oleh nyala di hati, air, dan angin; sesudah itu (tambahkan) yang bersatu dengan eter/ruang dan api; lalu ‘rasa’—dengan angin kekal tetap (sebagai pemalar).”

Word by Word

• śūnya-yugmam: a pair of zeros
• śūnya-yugmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūnya (प्रातिपदिक) + yugma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष ('शून्यस्य युग्मम्' / 'शून्ययुग्मम्' = pair of zeros)

• cara-yutam: joined with movement
• cara-yutam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'चरेण युतम्' = joined with movement

• hṛd-dāha-ambu-marut-yutaḥ: endowed with heart, heat, water, and wind
• hṛd-dāha-ambu-marut-yutaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + dāha (प्रातिपदिक) + ambu (प्रातिपदिक) + marut (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: 'हृद्-दाह-अम्बु-मरुद्भिः युतः' = endowed with heart, heat, water, and wind

• vyoma-agni-sahitam: accompanied by ether and fire
• vyoma-agni-sahitam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyoman (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + sahita (कृदन्त, √sah/√dhā?; 'accompanied')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'व्योमाग्निभ्यां सहितम्' = accompanied by ether and fire

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time/sequence)

• rasaḥ: rasa; essence
• rasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• marutā: by/with wind
• marutā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd, Instrumental), एकवचन

• sthirāḥ: stable; fixed
• sthirāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; (predicate adjective; subject implied)

Speaker

Narada (in a technical/Vedanga-style instruction context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It shows that sacred knowledge is preserved not only through devotion and stories but also through precise technical methods—using symbolic markers (elements like wind, fire, ether) to transmit exact instructions without ambiguity.

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

Indirectly: by safeguarding correct mantra/ritual knowledge through technical encoding, it supports disciplined practice, which in Purāṇic tradition becomes a stable foundation for Vishnu-bhakti and sādhana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A Vedāṅga-style technical instruction using coded terms (śūnya, rasa, and the pañca-bhūta markers like agni/vyoma/marut/ambu) to specify combinations and constants—typical of śikṣā/auxiliary-science transmission methods.