Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
त्रिविधा हंसभेदेव श्रृणु तां च यथाक्रमम् । हंसाद्ययाऽद्या मध्या स्यादादिमध्यस्थहंसया ॥ २६ ॥
trividhā haṃsabhedeva śrṛṇu tāṃ ca yathākramam | haṃsādyayā'dyā madhyā syādādimadhyasthahaṃsayā || 26 ||
Теперь выслушай по порядку тройное деление размера, называемого Хамса: первый вид начинается со «haṃsa»; средний вид — тот, где «haṃsa» стоит в середине; и последний вид — тот, где «haṃsa» находится и в начале, и в середине.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It shows that sacred learning includes precise technical disciplines (Vedāṅgas) like Chandas; correct metrical knowledge supports accurate preservation and recitation of Vedic and devotional texts.
Indirectly: by emphasizing disciplined transmission of hymns and stotras, it supports bhakti practice through correct chanting and textual integrity rather than giving a direct devotional instruction.
Chandas (prosody): it classifies the Haṃsa metre into three types based on where the marker “haṃsa” occurs—at the beginning, in the middle, or at both beginning and middle.