Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 73

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

हंसः सदाहवह्निस्वैर्युक्तमंत्यमुदीरितम् । सप्तत्रिंशच्छतार्णैः स्यान्नित्या सौभागमालिनी ॥ ७३ ॥

Transliteration

haṃsaḥ sadāhavahnisvairyuktamaṃtyamudīritam | saptatriṃśacchatārṇaiḥ syānnityā saubhāgamālinī || 73 ||

Translation

“हंस” इति मन्त्रः “सदा” “हव” “वह्नि” “स्वैः” इति पदैः संयुक्तेन अन्त्य-उच्चारणेन सह, सप्तत्रिंशच्छतार्ण-मालारूपेण जपितः सन्, नित्यफलप्रदा “सौभाग्यमालिनी” भवति ॥

Word by Word

• haṃsaḥ: Haṃsa
• haṃsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sadāha-vahni-svair-yuktam: joined with ‘sadāha’ and ‘vahni’ etc. (compound)
• sadāha-vahni-svair-yuktam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sadāha + vahni + svair + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; compound adjective qualifying ‘antyam/udīritam’; internal segmentation partly uncertain (svair-)

• antyam: the final (one)
• antyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: antya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘last/final’

• udīritam: uttered; pronounced
• udīritam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udīrita (कृदन्त; √īr उद्+ईर्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; past passive participle (क्त)

• saptatriṃśat-śata-arṇaiḥ: with thirty-seven hundred syllables/letters (i.e., 3700)
• saptatriṃśat-śata-arṇaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptatriṃśat + śata + arṇa (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (arṇa), तृतीया, बहुवचन; ‘with (so many) syllables/letters’; compound with numeral elements

• syāt: would be; should be
• syāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• nityā: the eternal (one)
• nityā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; adjective used as noun/title

• saubhāga-mālinī: she who is garlanded with auspicious fortune
• saubhāga-mālinī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāga + mālinī (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘garlanded with good fortune’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada on mantra-vidya/technical recitation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Agni

FAQs

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

It highlights a technical mantra-practice where precise combination and syllable-count (akṣara-saṅkhyā) is treated as spiritually efficacious, promising steady auspiciousness through disciplined recitation.

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

While primarily technical, it supports devotional life by prescribing a structured japa-style practice aimed at cultivating auspiciousness and steadiness—conditions that traditionally sustain long-term bhakti and vrata observance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects mantra-śāstra style precision—attention to phonetics and syllable-count (linked with Śikṣā/phonetic discipline) and the procedural logic of ritual recitation used in Vedic-derived practices.