Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तृतीया प्रकृतिः सैव तुर्या तैरंत्यमायया । आसु तुर्याभवन्मुक्त्यै तिस्रोऽन्याः स्युश्चसंपदे ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

tṛtīyā prakṛtiḥ saiva turyā tairaṃtyamāyayā | āsu turyābhavanmuktyai tisro'nyāḥ syuścasaṃpade || 27 ||

Translation

Essa mesma terceira modalidade da natureza torna-se a Quarta (turīya) pela māyā final e transcendente. Firmar-se em turīya conduz à libertação (moksha); as outras três permanecem para a realização e a prosperidade mundanas.

Word by Word

• तृतीया: the third
• तृतीया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ordinal adjective used substantively

• प्रकृतिः: nature; prakṛti
• प्रकृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सा: that (she/it)
• सा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• एव: indeed; only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• तुर्या: the fourth
• तुर्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ordinal adjective

• तैः: by those
• तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; pronoun

• अन्त्य-मायया: by the final māyā
• अन्त्य-मायया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक) + माया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘अन्त्या माया’

• आसु: in these (feminine)
• आसु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन; locative pronoun

• तुर्या-अभवत्: became the fourth
• तुर्या-अभवत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘अभवत्’ = became; with predicative complement ‘तुर्या’

• मुक्त्यै: for liberation
• मुक्त्यै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; dative of purpose

• तिस्रः: three
• तिस्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; numeral adjective

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be / are
• स्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (optative sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; ‘may be/are’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• संपदे: for prosperity/success
• संपदे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; dative

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedantic/technical register)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

FAQs

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

It distinguishes liberation-oriented realization (abiding in turīya) from the three ordinary conditions that support worldly aims, teaching that moksha comes from transcending the usual modes through the subtlest veil of māyā.

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

While stated in a jñāna/vedānta idiom, it supports bhakti by implying that true freedom arises when consciousness rests beyond changing states; devotion to the Supreme is a means to steady the mind into that turīya-abidance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Rather than a ritual or grammar point, it highlights a technical doctrinal classification (states/modes and turīya) used in śāstric analysis—useful for systematic contemplation and teaching within the Purāṇic-vedāntic framework.