Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
तानि क्रमाज्ज्यासचरो रसो भूश्च नभोयुता । हंसश्चरयुतो द्विः स्यात्ततः प्राणो रसाग्नियुक् ॥ ६९ ॥
tāni kramājjyāsacaro raso bhūśca nabhoyutā | haṃsaścarayuto dviḥ syāttataḥ prāṇo rasāgniyuk || 69 ||
तानि क्रमात् निष्पद्यन्ते—प्रथमं ‘ज्यासचरः’, ततः ‘रसः’; ततः ‘भूः’ ‘नभसा’ युता। ‘हंसः’ ‘चरेण’ संयुक्तो द्विगुणो भवति; अनन्तरं ‘प्राणः’ ‘रसाग्नियुक्’ जायते॥
Sage Narada (instructing within Vedanga/Chandas-style technical listing)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, sequential learning (kramāt) in Vedic sciences—precision in combining and ordering terms is treated as a sacred discipline supporting correct recitation and transmission.
Indirectly: Bhakti in Purāṇic tradition is strengthened by śraddhā and correctness in śāstra-practice; this verse models careful adherence to prescribed method, which is a form of reverent service to Vedic knowledge.
Vedāṅga-Chandas/Śikṣā style procedure: forming technical compounds, joining terms (yuta/yukta), and doubling (dviḥ) according to a fixed sequence—useful for metrical/phonetic instruction and mnemonic cataloguing.