Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
चतुष्टयमथार्णानां रसस्तदनु च स्थिरा । हृदंबुयुक् क्ष्मया दाहः सचरः स्याज्जवी च हृत् ॥ ५९ ॥
catuṣṭayamathārṇānāṃ rasastadanu ca sthirā | hṛdaṃbuyuk kṣmayā dāhaḥ sacaraḥ syājjavī ca hṛt || 59 ||
अथ अर्णानां चतुष्टयं; ततः ‘र’ इति रसः, तदनु ‘स्थि’ च ‘रा’ च। ‘हृद्’ ‘अम्बु’युक्, ‘क्ष्मा’समन्वितः ‘दाह’ इति स्यात्; ‘चर’युता ‘सचर’ इति; ‘जवी’युता ‘हृत्’ इति भवति॥
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, Vedanga-style technical recital)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents a Vedanga-style, sutra-like mapping of syllables and combinations, emphasizing that mantra-knowledge depends on precise phonetics and structured recitation—an essential foundation for effective dharma and ritual practice.
Indirectly: by teaching exact sound-forms and combinations, it supports correct mantra pronunciation and transmission—key supports for Vishnu-bhakti practices where devotion is expressed through accurately recited names and mantras.
Shiksha and Vyakarana-type instruction: a technical enumeration of syllables/letters and their combinations, reflecting how sound-units are constructed and applied in mantra and ritual recitation.