Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 89

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

रसो दाहेन तद्युक्तं प्रभादाहेन तद्युता । ज्या च दाहेन तद्युक्ता नित्याक्लिन्नांतगद्वयम् ॥ ८९ ॥

Transliteration

raso dāhena tadyuktaṃ prabhādāhena tadyutā | jyā ca dāhena tadyuktā nityāklinnāṃtagadvayam || 89 ||

Translation

“Rasa” hendaklah digabungkan dengan “dāha”; “Prabhā” juga digabungkan dengan “prabhā-dāha”; dan “Jyā” pun digabungkan dengan “dāha”—demikian terbentuk sepasang ungkapan mantrik/teknikal yang berakhir dengan “nityāklinnā”.

Word by Word

• रसः: essence/juice (rasa)
• रसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्

• दाहेन: by burning/heat
• दाहेन: Karaṇa (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्

• तत्-युक्तम्: connected with that
• तत्-युक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—तद्-युक्तम् (connected with that)

• प्रभा-दाहेन: by the burning of radiance
• प्रभा-दाहेन: Karaṇa (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा + दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—प्रभायाः दाहः

• तत्-युता: endowed with that
• तत्-युता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—तद्-युता (endowed with that)

• ज्या: bowstring / jyā
• ज्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चयः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• दाहेन: by burning/heat
• दाहेन: Karaṇa (करणम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्

• तत्-युक्ता: connected with that
• तत्-युक्ता: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—तद्-युक्ता (connected with that)

• नित्याक्लिन्नान्तगद्वयम्: the pair ‘gad’ at the end of ‘Nityāklinnā’
• नित्याक्लिन्नान्तगद्वयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नित्याक्लिन्ना + अन्त + गद + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः—नित्याक्लिन्नायाः अन्ते गदद्वयम् (two syllables/words ‘gad’ at the end)

Speaker

Narada (as instructor in a Vedanga/technical section, traditionally in dialogue-context with the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precision in sacred technical formulations—showing that correct combination of prescribed elements is itself a form of dharma supporting effective ritual and disciplined practice.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti in the Purana is supported by correct ritual and mantra procedure; this verse reflects the technical care that accompanies devotional worship when performed through Vedic methods.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It points to a technical rule of combination/formation used in applied Vedic disciplines (commonly aligned with Śikṣā/phonetics and ritual-mantric procedure), where specific markers like ‘dāha’ are joined to named terms to yield fixed expressions.