Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
प्राणो द्वितीयः स्वयुतो वनदुच्छक्तिभिः परः । इतीरिता त्र्यक्षराख्या नित्येयं कुलसुंदरी ॥ १४४ ॥
prāṇo dvitīyaḥ svayuto vanaducchaktibhiḥ paraḥ | itīritā tryakṣarākhyā nityeyaṃ kulasuṃdarī || 144 ||
‘ப்ராண’ என்பது இரண்டாம் எழுத்து; அது ‘ஸ்வ’ உடன் இணைந்து, ‘வன’ மற்றும் ‘து’ எனக் குறிக்கும் சக்திகளுக்குப் பின் (அதற்கு அப்பால்) வைக்கப்படுகிறது. இவ்வாறு மும்மொழி-மந்திரமாகப் புகழ்பெற்ற நித்திய குலசுந்தரி உரைக்கப்படுகிறாள்.
Narada (teaching mantra-vidya within the Vedanga-oriented section)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It encodes a specific three-syllabled (tri-akṣarī) formulation of Kulasundarī/Nityā, emphasizing that mantra is a precise arrangement of sound-powers (śaktis) whose order is itself spiritually operative.
Bhakti here takes the form of upāsanā: devotion expressed through faithful remembrance and correct recitation of the deity’s mantra, treating the Goddess as ‘nityā’—ever-present and approachable through sound.
Śikṣā (phonetics) and mantra-śāstra method: the verse teaches that syllable-order, junction (yuta), and placement (para) are technical rules for constructing and reciting mantras correctly.