Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

पाशांकुशौ चर्मखङ्गौ गदावह्निधनुःशरान् । करैर्दधानामासीना पूजायां मत्पसस्थिताम् ॥ ९५ ॥

Transliteration

pāśāṃkuśau carmakhaṅgau gadāvahnidhanuḥśarān | karairdadhānāmāsīnā pūjāyāṃ matpasasthitām || 95 ||

Translation

Di tangan Baginda tergenggam jerat (pāśa) dan penggiring (aṅkuśa), perisai dan pedang, gada, api, busur dan anak panah; Baginda bersemayam untuk pemujaan, teguh di kediaman tertinggi milik Tuhan (tempat luhur-Ku).

Word by Word

• pāśa-aṅkuśau: noose and goad
• pāśa-aṅkuśau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅkuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative), द्विवचन (dual); द्वन्द्वसमास

• carma-khaṅgau: shield and sword
• carma-khaṅgau: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: carma (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास

• gadā-vahni-dhanuḥ-śarān: mace, fire, bow, and arrows
• gadā-vahni-dhanuḥ-śarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक) + vahni (प्रातिपदिक) + dhanuḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (collective), द्वितीया (accusative), बहुवचन (plural); द्वन्द्वसमास (list of weapons)

• karaiḥ: with (her) hands
• karaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (instrumental), बहुवचन

• dadhānām: bearing/holding
• dadhānām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhā (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्), परस्मैपदीय-प्रयोग; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with devīm understood)

• āsīnām: seated
• āsīnām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ās (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘आसीन’ = seated; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pūjāyām: in worship/at the pūjā
• pūjāyām: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन

• mat-pada-sthitām: situated at my feet
• mat-pada-sthitām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + pada (प्रातिपदिक) + sthita (कृदन्त, √sthā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: मत्पदे स्थिता = situated on my lotus-feet/position

Speaker

Narada (teaching a dhyana/puja form within a technical-ritual context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Devi (iconographic form described)
• Vishnu (implied by 'mat-pada')

FAQs

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

It teaches dhyāna during pūjā: visualizing the deity as fully empowered—bearing weapons that symbolize control of the mind, protection of dharma, and destruction of obstacles—while being established in the Lord’s supreme state.

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

Bhakti here is practiced as focused upāsanā: the devotee worships with a clear inner form (ākāra) of the deity, cultivating steadiness and surrender to the Lord’s highest abode (mat-pada).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual-technical knowledge used in pūjā—dhyāna-lakṣaṇa (iconographic specification) for correct visualization and worship procedure, a key component of applied mantra and ritual practice.