Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69

Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā

Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained

Devanagari script

तानि क्रमाज्ज्यासचरो रसो भूश्च नभोयुता । हंसश्चरयुतो द्विः स्यात्ततः प्राणो रसाग्नियुक् ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

tāni kramājjyāsacaro raso bhūśca nabhoyutā | haṃsaścarayuto dviḥ syāttataḥ prāṇo rasāgniyuk || 69 ||

Translation

வரிசையாக இவை பெறப்படுகின்றன—முதலில் ‘ஜ்யாஸசர’, பின்னர் ‘ரசம்’; அதன் பின் ‘பூ’—‘நபஸ்’ (ஆகாசம்) உடன் இணைந்தது. ‘ஹம்ச’ ‘சர’ உடன் சேர்ந்தால் இரட்டிப்பாகும்; அதன் பின் ‘ப்ராணன்’—‘ரச’மும் ‘அக்னி’யும் உடன் இணைந்ததாக வருகிறது.

Word by Word

• tāni: those (things)
• tāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• kramāt: in order; sequentially
• kramāt: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th, Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे—'क्रमेण' (adverbial sense)

• jyā-sācaraḥ: jyā-sācara (unclear term)
• jyā-sācaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyā (प्रातिपदिक) + sa-cara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (determinative); पाठदोष/दुर्लभ: 'jyā' element unclear in context

• rasaḥ: rasa; essence
• rasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bhūḥ: earth
• bhūḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• nabhaḥ-yutā: endowed with sky/ether
• nabhaḥ-yutā: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nabhas (प्रातिपदिक) + yutā (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (agreeing with bhūḥ) 'नभसा युता' = endowed with ether/sky

• haṃsaḥ: swan; Haṃsa
• haṃsaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• cara-yutaḥ: joined with movement; with the moving
• cara-yutaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cara (प्रातिपदिक) + yuta (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'चरेण युतः' = joined with movement/with the moving

• dviḥ: twice
• dviḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dviḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक अव्यय (adverb)

• syāt: would be; should be
• syāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; tad + tas)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादानार्थ/क्रमसूचक (then/from that)

• prāṇaḥ: breath; vital force
• prāṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rasa-agni-yuk: joined with rasa and fire
• rasa-agni-yuk: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rasa (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक) + yuk (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'रसाग्निभ्यां युक्' = joined with rasa and fire; final form 'yuk' (stem) used as adjective

Speaker

Sage Narada (instructing within Vedanga/Chandas-style technical listing)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

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.

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

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.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

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.